Russia-Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi end without breakthrough
According to the BBC, trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi between Russia, Ukraine, and the US aimed at ending the war in Ukraine have concluded after two days. Although the American side mentioned seeing some openings, there was no sign of a breakthrough to end the nearly five-year-long war. Davyd Arakhamia from the Ukrainian negotiating team described this round as one of the hardest. However, both Moscow and Kyiv confirmed that a large-scale prisoner exchange is in the works. US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are scheduled to travel to Moscow on Thursday to meet Vladimir Putin and to Dublin to speak with Volodymyr Zelensky. The talks focused on Europe's security architecture and mutual concerns regarding NATO and security guarantees.