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Nov 11, 2026

Russia-Ukraine Abu Dhabi talks end with prisoner swap, no breakthrough

Two days of US-brokered peace talks in Abu Dhabi concluded without a major breakthrough, but Russia and Ukraine agreed to a large prisoner exchange. US envoys Witkoff and Kushner announced they would travel to Moscow to meet Putin.

Nov 11, 20267 sources

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▪Russian lead negotiator Vladimir Medinsky questioned European participation in peace talks, stating European countries have submitted no concrete peace proposals
▪Ukrainian negotiator David Arakhamia described the November 11, 2026 Abu Dhabi meetings as among the toughest since 2022, noting that Russia's delegation arrived with strict directives
▪Two days of U.S.-mediated trilateral peace talks between Ukraine, Russia, and the United States concluded without a major breakthrough

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Wars & conflicts Russian attacks on Ukraine Donbas Russia's security demands in Ukraine peace talks Russia-Ukraine war Volodymyr Zelenskyy NATO Ukraine drone warfare Steve Witkoff Ukraine peace & ceasefire talks Ukraine pressed to cede land Russia's opposition to European participation in initial Ukraine peace talks

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