US EditionRussia and Ukraine envoys meet in Abu Dhabi for US-brokered talks
U.S.-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi aim to end the nearly four-year war as Russia resumes attacks, including 32 ballistic missiles and hundreds of drones, wounding at least 10.
- On Wednesday, envoys from Russia, Ukraine and the United States met in Abu Dhabi for a U.S.-brokered second round aimed at ending the almost four-year war.
- Following Jan. 23, 2026 talks, a postponed weekend meeting was rescheduled, and the White House confirmed American envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner would participate on Wednesday.
- Russian forces launched 105 drones overnight, shooting down 88, and a bombardment included a record 32 ballistic missiles that wounded at least 10 people.
- Energy strikes cut electricity and heating to millions during bitter winter, with temperatures around minus 20 degrees Celsius, while the talks coincide with the nuclear arms pact's expiry on Thursday.
- Moscow insists on Ukrainian withdrawal from Donetsk, Luhansk, and control over Zaporizhzhia NPP, while Ukraine seeks to freeze the conflict along the current front line, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia's stance remains unchanged.
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BBC World Service - Newshour, Ukraine and Russia meet for fresh talks
Ukraine and Russia are due to hold two more days of peace talks in Abu Dhabi, which have been co-ordinated by the United States. Also on the programme, the war surgeon recently returned from Myanmar's civil war; and, the 66-year old man who fought off a shark. (Photo: World Central Kitchen staff hand out free soup in a neighbourhood that experiences electricity and heating outages following recent Russian attacks on Ukraine’s civilian infrastru…
In Abu Dhabi, the first day of negotiations on the end of the Russian-Ukraine war was concluded, in which delegations from Russia, Ukraine and the United States participated.
The Russian army attacked a market in the village of Druzhkivka in the Donetsk region with cluster munitions on Wednesday morning. The UNIAN agency reported that at least seven people were killed and 15 others were injured.
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