Zelenskyy’S Plea To Europe As Us-Led Russia Peace Talks Stall

Talks to find an end to the war between Russia and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi have delivered a prisoner exchange but no breakthrough on peace from the American brokered meeting - and each side continues to strike the other.

As the trilateral conference ended in Abu Dhabi, Donald Trump's son-in-law and crypto partner tried to talk up the prisoner swap as building trust and momentum. But the real momentum remains in the drones and missiles being fired across this country - while Vladimir Putin's negotiator insisted Russia would still reclaim every inch of what he called "its" land.
Kyiv is braced for attacks to resume at the pace they were before the talks, and Ukraine has again been striking at Russian oil refineries. Right now it seems this war is heading into its most bitter winter yet, as Ukraine's cities become the frontline - their energy and infrastructure targeted to make them as unlivable as possible.

The peace talks in Abu Dhabi lasted just an hour and a half today, ending with the promise of a large-scale prisoner swap, but no major breakthrough. The US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are heading to Moscow to meet Vladimir Putin tomorrow, then on to Dublin to brief President Zelenskyy. Meanwhile Russian drones and missiles have continued to strike Ukraine, including an attack on a busy market in Odessa region, which left four people dead.
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