US special envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff traveled to Moscow to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss ending the Russia-Ukraine war, with plans to then fly to Dublin to brief Zelensky. The Abu Dhabi peace talks ended with a prisoner swap agreement but no major breakthrough on territorial or security issues.
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.
Russia announced that European countries will not be included in the next round of trilateral talks with Ukraine and the United States planned for Abu Dhabi, despite calls from Germany and other European nations to be part of any negotiations. The exclusion comes as Ukraine, Russia, and the US prepare to resume peace talks after an eight-month pause.
