🇺🇦 Ukraine
What changed since yesterday
- Conflict
Abu Dhabi talks end with deal in principle on large prisoner swap
The two-day US-Russia-Ukraine talks ended on Nov. 11 without a ceasefire breakthrough but with an agreement in principle on a large prisoner exchange. No numbers were given; US envoys meet Putin on Nov. 12 and then Zelenskyy in Dublin.
War & Conflict
- All-out warRussia-Ukraine War
US-mediated talks between Russia and Ukraine ended their two-day round in Abu Dhabi on Nov. 11 without a breakthrough on the war but with an agreement in principle on a large prisoner exchange.…
Geopolitics & Diplomacy
Abu Dhabi talks end with deal in principle on large prisoner swap, no breakthrough on territory or ceasefire
US-brokered talks between Russia and Ukraine ended on Wednesday, Nov. 11, after two days in Abu Dhabi. The sides agreed in principle on a new large-scale prisoner exchange. The size of the exchange was not officially announced. Ukraine's chief negotiator Rustem Umerov called the swap the main result, citing some progress including on security issues but saying significant differences remain. There was no breakthrough on territory, security guarantees or a ceasefire. Zelensky said the first step must be ending the war and guaranteeing Ukraine's security, dismissing Russia's demands for guarantees of its own.
Sources: wkbn.comthemoscowtimes.com
Key relations
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Tension🇷🇺 Russia → 🇺🇦 Ukraine
Abu Dhabi talks end with only a prisoner-swap deal
The trilateral talks that ended on Nov. 11 produced agreement in principle on a large prisoner swap but no breakthrough on territory or a ceasefire. Medinsky said Russia would reclaim 'every inch' of its land.
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Support🇺🇸 United States → 🇺🇦 Ukraine
US-mediated Abu Dhabi round, more talks expected
The Nov. 10-11 talks mediated by envoys Witkoff and Kushner yielded an agreement in principle on a large prisoner swap, with more talks expected. G7 foreign ministers pledged to step up support for Ukraine through the winter.