After negotiations in Abu Dhabi, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner announce a meeting with Vladimir Putin.
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Two-day negotiations between Ukraine and Russia under US mediation in Abu Dhabi.
US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner plan to travel to Moscow on Thursday and speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Kushner announced this after the conclusion of the two-day negotiations between Ukraine and Russia mediated by the USA in Abu Dhabi.
According to Russian information, Russia and Ukraine concluded an agreement on a large-scale prisoner exchange during their talks in Abu Dhabi. The head of the Russian delegation, Vladimir Medinsky, said the specific details of this agreement would be announced at a later date.
During the negotiations, agreement was reached on some points, but not on others, said Medinski. The discussions should continue. There were no contacts with EU representatives in Abu Dhabi because they supported a warring party with weapons and money, explained Medinski.
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