Zelenskyy to meet with Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner in Dublin

Jared ​Kushner ​and United States Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff will travel ​to Moscow ​on Thursday, ​then ⁠meet Ukrainian president ​Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Dublin.

Speaking to reporters, Kushner said the pair will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow tomorrow before they meet with Mr Zelenskyy.

People Before Profit TD Richard Boyd-Barrett called on people to protest Kushner and Witkoff, calling them "warmongers".

Mr Kushner said the meeting with President Putin would "go over what was discussed today and try to make more progress on some of the issues that we discussed because we see some openings".

"After that we're going to fly to Dublin and we're going to be with President Zelenskyy to debrief with him and further explore some of the ideas that we came up with here today," he added.

Mr Zelenskyy also confirmed the meeting,

"We are meeting them tomorrow in Dublin," Mr Zelenskyy said on social media, adding that "Ukraine's priority is to end the war as quickly as possible."

President Zelenskyy will also have a meeting with the Taoiseach at Government buildings to discuss the EU's support for Ukraine as well as EU enlargement.

President Zelenskyy will also attend the EPC meeting at the National Convention Centre, which is hosted by Micheál Martin.

The EPC was was established in 2022, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, to provide an arena for political dialogue where leaders can address issues of common interest.

It is understood President Zelenskyy will leave Ireland tomorrow night.

Security cordons remain in place.