Abu Dhabi talks end without agreement as diplomatic meetings shift to Moscow

Two days of United States brokered talks in Abu Dhabi have ended without an agreement to end the war, the Daily Mail reported. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke from Copenhagen, noting that nobody had stopped Russian President Vladimir Putin and describing the situation as a huge problem. Moscow chief negotiator Vladimir Medinsky stated that Russia will reclaim every inch of its land. [1]

France 24 reported that United States envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff will travel to Moscow on Thursday to meet Vladimir Putin. They are scheduled to hold subsequent talks with Volodymyr Zelensky in Dublin. According to France 24, Kushner announced these plans following the conclusion of the two day negotiations in the United Arab Emirates. Moscow's top envoy also stated that both sides agreed to a major prisoner swap. [3]

The Daily Express reported that retired Colonel-General Leonid Ivashov criticized the Russian president's military strategy. The 83-year-old former Soviet and Russian commander implied that Putin lacked the brains to win the conflict and stated that Russia had already lost. [2]

Volodymyr Zelensky has served as the president of Ukraine since 2019, leading the nation through the full-scale Russian invasion that began in February 2022. As FTMQ News reported earlier, diplomatic efforts have previously been complicated by ongoing Russian strikes against Ukrainian civilian infrastructure and energy targets. [9][11][12]