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Russia, Ukraine and US open three-way talks in Abu Dhabi
Delegations from Ukraine, Russia and the United States meet in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. It is the first three-way round since February. Kyiv says it will press for prisoner exchanges and security guarantees. Europeans will attend but are not at the table. Moscow has rejected a freeze in fighting, saying Kyiv would use a pause to rearm. US officials describe some flexibility on both sides, and Trump says both are tired of fighting. Russian strikes cut power to hundreds of thousands in eastern Ukraine ahead of the talks.
Why it matters
The talks could set terms for ending Europe's largest war and decide how Ukraine's energy and security are protected.
Background
Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. Talks stalled in February when US attention shifted to the Iran war. A brief local truce around Oleshky was agreed last month.
The story so far
- Russian aerial attacks kill at least nine in Ukraine
- Russian missile waves hit Kyiv
- Russia hits Ukraine's power grid before Abu Dhabi talks
- Russian missile attack on Kyiv as trilateral talks planned for Abu Dhabi
- Russia hits Kyiv with missiles and drones ahead of three-way talks
- Russian strikes leave 600,000 without power in Ukraine
- Russia, Ukraine and US open three-way talks in Abu Dhabi
- Russia, Ukraine and US hold first day of talks in Abu Dhabi
- Russia and Ukraine agree prisoner swap; talks end without breakthrough
- US envoys meet Putin after Abu Dhabi talks yield prisoner swap
Sources
- BBC News ↗Nov 9, 7:09 PM ET
- The Straits Times ↗Nov 9, 7:04 PM ET
- DW ↗Nov 9, 6:46 PM ET
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