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Kushner says new ideas have emerged for resolving Ukrainian conflict

These ideas are "now being explored," the US envoy added

US envoy Jared Kushner Vyacheslav Prokofyev/TASS

US envoy Jared Kushner

© Vyacheslav Prokofyev/TASS

WASHINGTON, November 14. /TASS/. US envoy Jared Kushner said that new ideas for resolving the Ukrainian conflict have emerged during recent discussions with Russia, Ukraine, and Europe.

"Several new ideas emerged from these discussions and are now being explored. Some may lead to breakthroughs directly, while others may evolve into new proposals that help bridge the remaining gaps," Kushner wrote on X.

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