Second day of Ukraine-Russia peace talks in UAE end without breakthrough

The Guardian - World NewsCenter-LeftEN 2 min read 100% complete by Pjotr SauerFebruary 5, 2026 at 03:19 PM

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Ukraine and Russia concluded a second day of US-led peace talks in Abu Dhabi without a breakthrough. The two sides agreed to exchange 157 prisoners of war each, a rare concrete outcome from the discussions. Senior delegations from Kyiv and Moscow engaged in substantive negotiations for the first time in months, indicating a tentative revival of diplomatic efforts nearly four years into the war. The meetings followed trilateral negotiations on Wednesday, which ran for about five and a half hours. Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that peace talks would continue in the near future. The US secretary of state Marco Rubio emphasized the need to remain committed to the process, despite uncertain prospects for a viable peace settlement, with Moscow pushing maximalist territorial demands.

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Donbas 40% Donald Trump 40% Marco Rubio ×240% Kirill Dmitriev 50% Volodymyr Zelenskyy 50% Kyrylo Budanov 50% United States ×260% Steve Witkoff 60% United Arab Emirates ×370% Abu Dhabi ×270% Russia ×690% Ukraine ×790%

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