Russia and Ukraine are talking again. After nine months, U.S.-brokered negotiations reopened in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, running nearly four hours, with a second day scheduled for Wednesday.
The session in the capital of the United Arab Emirates is the first trilateral meeting since February. The United States is represented by President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and special envoy Steve Witkoff. Ukraine’s delegation is led by Rustem Umerov, head of the country’s Foreign Intelligence Service, and Russia’s by Vladimir Medinsky, an aide to President Vladimir Putin. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the session very productive, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called it constructive and quite substantive. Neither man attended the talks. The discussions covered prisoner exchanges, long-term security guarantees, and steps toward reducing hostilities. No agreements were announced. Kyiv has warned against any settlement imposed over its head, and European governments, which were not at the main table, have pressed for a say in any deal affecting the continent’s security.
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Sources: Associated Press; Reuters; The Times; Qazinform. Video: Zark News.
