February 5, 2026 12:19 PM
Ukraine, Russia wrap ‘productive’ first day of US-backed peace talks
Ukrainian and Russian officials wrapped up a "productive" first day of new U.S.-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi, Kyiv's lead negotiator said on Wednesday, as fighting in Europe's biggest conflict since World War Two raged on. The two-day trilateral meetings come after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russia had exploited a U.S.-backed energy truce last week to stockpile munitions, attacking Ukraine with a record number of ballistic missiles on Tuesday. "The work was substantive and pro...