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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

Top claims

▪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

People involved

Vladimir Putin Donald Trump Jared Kushner

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Donbas1 NATO1 Russia-Ukraine war1 Russia's opposition to European participation in initial Ukraine peace talks1 Russia's security demands in Ukraine peace talks1 Russian attacks on Ukraine1 Steve Witkoff1 Ukraine drone warfare1 Ukraine peace & ceasefire talks1 Volodymyr Zelenskyy1 Wars & conflicts1

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