Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi bring progress on prisoners but not on peace
Summary
Russia and Ukraine made progress on a planned prisoner exchange at US-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi, but did not resolve their broader peace disagreements. The talks also addressed security guarantees for Ukraine, while Russia maintained its territorial demands and raised wider issues about Europe’s security order.Key Facts
- The two-day Abu Dhabi meeting was the first US-brokered talks between Russia and Ukraine since February.
- The sides agreed to what they called the largest prisoner exchange of the war, expected to involve more than 1,000 prisoners from each side.
- Ukraine’s delegation said the talks made significant progress on postwar security guarantees for Ukraine.
- The two sides did not resolve their territorial dispute.
- Russia has demanded control of all the Donbas and parts of two southern Ukrainian regions it does not occupy.
- Russian delegation leader Vladimir Medinsky said Russia would seek the return of every inch of what it considers its land.
- US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff planned to travel to Moscow to discuss the talks with Vladimir Putin, then meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European partners in Dublin.
- European governments sent envoys to Abu Dhabi to influence the talks, but they were not believed to have taken part directly.
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