US-brokered peace talks break off without deal after overnight Russian bombardment of Ukraine

US-brokered peace talks break off without deal after overnight Russian bombardment of Ukraine


The members of delegations participating in the UAE hosted trilateral talks between the U.S., Russia and Ukraine, Director of the Office of the President of Ukraine Kirill Budanov, United States Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Rustem Umerov, Chief of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Igor Kostyukov and Jared Kushner attend a meeting at Al Shati Palace in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, January 24, 2026. After Saturday's talks, Zelenskyy said the U.S. delegation had raised the issue of "potential formats for formalizing the parameters for ending the war, as well as the security conditions required to achieve this". Umerov, the secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, said late on ‍Friday that the first day of talks had addressed parameters for ending the war and the "further logic of the negotiation process."


Published at: 2026-01-24 20:36:13

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