US-mediated three-way talks between Russia and Ukraine opened in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, 10 November and ran nearly four hours, their first such session in nine months of the war.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the meeting productive, while President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described it as constructive and substantive, with talks due to continue the following day. The US delegation was led by special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, with Rustem Umerov heading Ukraine’s team and Vladimir Medinsky leading Russia’s. A large prisoner exchange was among the issues discussed.
Source: Associated Press, via NPR
