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Abu Dhabi: the scaffolding beneath peace—and the house nobody is building
Prisoners come home. The hard questions don’t even have a table yet.
Trump’s peace process produced Ukraine’s deadliest year. That’s not a coincidence.
Negotiations gave Russia exactly what it needed: diplomatic cover to escalate while the West hesitated to act.
Washington and Moscow to reopen military communication channel shut down before Russian invasion of Ukraine
Channel agreed during US-mediated Ukraine-Russia talks in Abu Dhabi.
Baltic leaders call on Europe to claim its seat at Russia-Ukraine peace talks
Latvia's PM and Estonia's president say Europe must stop watching from the sidelines and get its own representative into the room where the war's future is being shaped.
ISW: Russia used energy moratorium to stockpile missiles, not pursue peace
Kremlin bought time and goodwill while preparing 2026's largest strike
Lavrov’s Soviet playbook in Abu Dhabi: Russia frames itself as America’s equal to cut Europe out of Kyiv-Moscow talks
The Russian foreign minister compared Moscow to Washington as a fellow "great power" just days before trilateral negotiations, a tactic ISW says aims to entice Trump with economic deals while pushing to exclude Europe from peace talks.
EU’s Kallas: Western pressure on Ukraine helps Russia secure demands it never won on the battlefield
The EU's top diplomat said Europe should instead push for concessions from Moscow — including limits on its military, army, and nuclear weapons, plus accountability for crimes committed.
New Abu Dhabi talks set for 4-5 February as Ukraine seeks “real and dignified” end to war
Talks follow previous round of US-mediated negotiations in the UAE in January.
Sybiha on massive strike: Russia hit Ukraine as peace talks began in UAE
The attack on the night of 24 January hit Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Chernihiv, targeting energy facilities and residential areas. In Kharkiv, the number of wounded rose to 27, including a 12-year-old boy. Russians also struck the Roshen confectionery factory in Kyiv, killing one woman.
Russia invokes mysterious “Anchorage formula”, as trilateral Ukraine talks begin in Abu Dhabi
Moscow demands all of Donbas, citing alleged Trump-Putin August agreement
Trump blames Zelenskyy for blocking peace deal, echoing Russia’s UN envoy
Rhetoric shift comes ahead of US envoys' anticipated Moscow visit
Kremlin threatens tougher negotiating position after alleged drone attack Ukraine denies
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha expressed disappointment that Emirati, Indian and Pakistani officials voiced concern over an alleged attack on Putin's residence "that never happened."
Trump still claims Putin is “serious about peace” and downplays Russian strikes
At Mar-a-Lago, he drew a parallel between Russia’s deliberate bombing of homes and Ukraine’s hits on military fuel sites.
Putin said “no more wars if you respect us.” Criminologists have a name for this formula.
Criminologists call it "neutralization." Hitler used it at the Reichstag in 1939. We caught Putin using it in 2015. He's still at it.
Zelenskyy: If Russia rejects diplomacy, allies must respond with more weapons and sanctions
“If one side refuses diplomacy, the other must be strengthened,” Ukrainian president says.
“Not a single intact power plant left”: Russia negotiates during day, bombs Ukraine’s energy network at night
Russian strikes on Ukraine do not stop for a single day amid peace talks. The Kremlin is using…
Trump offers Ukraine “security guarantees” that are designed to fail
NATO can't protect its own members—why would it protect Ukraine?
Zelenskyy: US wants Ukraine to withdraw from Donetsk for vague “special economic zone” – Kyiv may refuse
Russia wouldn't advance into the zone either, but Washington hasn't said who would govern it.
US envoy: “Last 10 meters” of peace deal, but Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant remain sticking points
Territorial disputes and status of occupied nuclear plant remain unresolved after weeks of intensified talks.