- The two-day talks in the United Arab Emirates mark the first trilateral meeting between the three nations since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
- The primary focus of the discussions is the postwar control of the Donbas region, which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the "key" issue.
- Russia's delegation is led by Admiral Igor Kostyukov, head of the GRU military intelligence, while Ukraine's team is headed by Rustem Umerov, secretary of Kyiv's National Security and Defence Council.
- The Kremlin repeated its demand that Ukraine must withdraw its forces from the Donbas region for the war to end, a condition Kyiv has consistently rejected.
- The talks follow a late-night meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, which Moscow described as "useful in every respect".
Russia, Ukraine, and US hold first trilateral peace talks in Abu Dhabi since 2022 invasion
Jan 23, 2026, 3:33:01 PM UTC(11 days ago)
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RUSSIA, UKRAINE, US TALKS STARTED IN ABU DHABI: TASS
