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Ukrainian, European, and US delegations meet before the trilateral talks with Russia in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 10 November 2026

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Russia claimed in Abu Dhabi to hold Donbas land Ukraine controls, and the US confirmed Kyiv’s picture, Zelenskyy says

Day two ended with a large prisoner exchange agreed, Arakhamia says. US envoys go to Putin in Moscow next, then to Zelenskyy in Dublin.

byTaisiia Vivdych

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Day one in Abu Dhabi: US officials’ “real shot” again runs into Russia’s unchanged demand for the rest of Donetsk Oblast, unacceptable for Ukraine

US officials expect no final deal from the two-day round, and Russia’s delegation came to discuss Europe’s security order rather than a ceasefire.

byYuri Zoria

Odesa warehouse storing food for schools and kindergartens, damaged after a Russian strike on 9 November 2026.

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Russian attack kills three in Odesa and sets a warehouse of food for schools ablaze, a day before Abu Dhabi peace talks

The same day, Russia also hit a logistics company in Odesa Oblast for the third time.

byZoriana Katola

UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan meets the heads of the US, Russian, and Ukrainian delegations at the first round of trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi, 23 January 2026

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Europe heads to the Abu Dhabi talks on ending Russia’s war, but the Kremlin says it hasn’t discussed a security deal with Europeans

Washington says work on Europe’s postwar security has already advanced, but Norway’s prime minister says it must wait until the war ends.

byZoriana Katola

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WSJ: US pitches Russian gas through Ukraine’s pipelines as Moscow’s incentive for an energy truce

Kyiv let Russian transit expire in January 2025. The EU’s full ban on Russian pipeline gas starts in autumn 2027.

byTaisiia Vivdych

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, 20 October 2026. Photo: Zelenskyy / Telegram

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More than a US briefing: Brussels security talks on Ukraine planned for 27 or 28 October, Kyiv says

Zelenskyy also ruled out neutrality and limits on Ukraine’s army as the Kremlin says Putin is ready in principle for new three-way talks in mid-November.

byTaisiia Vivdych

putin at the eastern economic forum in vladivostok on 5 september 2025

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Putin claims Russia is ready for new talks with Ukraine, calls occupied land historical Russia

He also cited unnamed genetic studies to claim Russians and Ukrainians are one people, a day after hosting a US envoy.

byTaisiia Vivdych

warnings back starlink cap isn’t zelenskyy says ukraine’s two lifelines one restored · post ukrainian president volodymyr interview nbc’s meet press aired 18 2026 ukraine news reports

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Zelenskyy names three postwar security guarantees for Ukraine. Even Russia needs one of them, he says

He names NATO membership, direct US guarantees, and a European Coalition of the Willing as the paths under discussion.

byOlena Mukhina

musk tells ukraine’s president go zelenskyy says won’t resign never accept ukrainian land russian · post volodymyr during interview piers morgan recorded visit britain 14 2026 video uncensored / ukraine

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Trump cannot get Putin to halt strikes on Ukraine’s power grid, so he blames Ukraine instead, Zelenskyy says

Before that, US officials had cut Kyiv off from US intelligence and lowered a speed cap on Starlink to pressure Ukraine.

byOlena Mukhina

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Oslo, on 21 October 2026. Source: Facebook/Zelenskyy

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In Oslo, US pushes Zelenskyy toward deal with Russia again. Day later, in same city, Norway discusses arming Ukraine with more NASAMS missiles

As Washington eases pressure on Russia and leans on Kyiv, Ukraine’s European partners are moving the other way.

byOlena Mukhina

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a video call with US senators on 19 October 2026.

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No warning, capped Starlink, unsigned Patriots: Zelenskyy lists US holds to senators as Kyiv reads them as pressure

He said he offered US envoys a 30-day pause on refinery strikes in exchange for Patriots. A US official disputed Kyiv’s account of the Patriot hold.

byZoriana Katola

month before diesel waiver trump’s envoys had already pitched kyiv russian gas · post jared kushner steve witkoff ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy 7 2026 presidentgovua джаред кушнер стівен віткофф володимир

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A month before the diesel waiver, Trump’s envoys had already pitched Kyiv on Russian gas, NYT says

Behind the public peace talks, the envoys pressed Kyiv to consider reviving a trade Europe had spent years shutting down.

byYuri Zoria

“now it’s turn” envoys planned show moscow refinery pause diesel deal ask something back tells · post jared kushner shakes hands russian president vladimir putin special envoy steve witkoff beside

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“Now it’s your turn”: US envoys planned to show Moscow a refinery pause and a diesel deal, then ask for something back, a source tells Reuters

Ukraine’s part of that exchange was to stop striking Russia’s oil plants, a request Kushner repeated at the Miami meeting.

byYuri Zoria

envoys left russia opened one weapon ukraine still cannot stop · post fire inside damaged building after russian strike kyiv 8 2026 5258162988747793192 news ukrainian reports

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Trump’s peace envoys left, and Russia hit Kyiv with ballistics—the one thing Ukraine still struggles to stop

Only two ballistic missiles came down overnight, and the shortfall is now the centerpiece of what Kyiv is asking its allies to deliver.

byYuri Zoria

US President Donald Trump’s envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Kyiv, 6 September 2026

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Ukrainian journalist asks Trump’s envoy to his face whether he was disgusted to sit across from “international criminal” Putin. Witkoff wouldn’t answer directly

Earlier, Russia's FSB put a $400,000 bounty on Ukrainian journalist Dmytro Gordon.

byOlena Mukhina

ukraine put its own peace proposals table two envoys reached kyiv first time · post jared kushner envoy president donald trump ukrainian volodymyr zelenskyy outside st sophia's cathedral 6 2026

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Ukraine put its own peace proposals on the table as two US envoys reached Kyiv for the first time

Security guarantees topped the Ukrainian list, and the day's diplomacy ran in consecutive sessions that widened to include three European governments' security chiefs.

byYuri Zoria

ukraine spent three years learning catch russian drones—so russia made fly faster · post geran-3 jet-powered attack drone wild hornets c1c840787fca380485636007cf683d71 news ukrainian reports

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Ukraine logged impacts at 11 sites while the American peace delegation was still in Moscow

The strike package mixed jet-powered attack drones, decoys, and cruise missiles across several oblasts.

byYuri Zoria

US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner at the Coalition of the Willing summit at the Élysée Palace, 6 January 2026. Photo: Presidential Office

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Witkoff and Kushner to visit Kyiv and Moscow to revive peace talks as Russia ramps up attacks across Ukraine

The US envoys will meet Russian and Ukrainian leaders as Washington attempts to put peace talks back on track.

byBenjamin Murdoch

two birthday calls zelenskyy thanked trump every step javelins patriots putin told make come moscow · post left right presidents volodymyr ukraine donald usa vladimir russia sources presidentgovua flickr/gage skidmore

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Two birthday calls: Zelenskyy thanked Trump for “every step from Javelins to Patriots.” Putin told Trump to make Zelenskyy come to Moscow

The Zelenskyy call lasted 35 minutes and produced a G7 meeting. The claimed Putin call lasted 55 minutes and produced another Witkoff trip.

byYuri Zoria

iranian foreign minister won't deny russia feeding tehran intelligence american warships · post abbas araghchi speaks nbc's meet press 8 2026 black-draped portrait late supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei visible

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Iranian foreign minister won’t deny Russia is feeding Tehran intelligence on American warships

Araghchi described Iran's partnership with Russia as "very good" and ongoing — hours after NBC cited sources saying Moscow has been providing Iran with location data on US forces.

byYuri Zoria

Steve Witkoff

Russia claimed in Abu Dhabi to hold Donbas land Ukraine controls, and the US confirmed Kyiv’s picture, Zelenskyy says

Day one in Abu Dhabi: US officials’ “real shot” again runs into Russia’s unchanged demand for the rest of Donetsk Oblast, unacceptable for Ukraine

Russian attack kills three in Odesa and sets a warehouse of food for schools ablaze, a day before Abu Dhabi peace talks

Europe heads to the Abu Dhabi talks on ending Russia’s war, but the Kremlin says it hasn’t discussed a security deal with Europeans

WSJ: US pitches Russian gas through Ukraine’s pipelines as Moscow’s incentive for an energy truce

More than a US briefing: Brussels security talks on Ukraine planned for 27 or 28 October, Kyiv says

Putin claims Russia is ready for new talks with Ukraine, calls occupied land historical Russia

Zelenskyy names three postwar security guarantees for Ukraine. Even Russia needs one of them, he says

Trump cannot get Putin to halt strikes on Ukraine’s power grid, so he blames Ukraine instead, Zelenskyy says

In Oslo, US pushes Zelenskyy toward deal with Russia again. Day later, in same city, Norway discusses arming Ukraine with more NASAMS missiles

A month before the diesel waiver, Trump’s envoys had already pitched Kyiv on Russian gas, NYT says

Trump’s peace envoys left, and Russia hit Kyiv with ballistics—the one thing Ukraine still struggles to stop

Ukrainian journalist asks Trump’s envoy to his face whether he was disgusted to sit across from “international criminal” Putin. Witkoff wouldn’t answer directly

Ukraine put its own peace proposals on the table as two US envoys reached Kyiv for the first time

Ukraine logged impacts at 11 sites while the American peace delegation was still in Moscow

Witkoff and Kushner to visit Kyiv and Moscow to revive peace talks as Russia ramps up attacks across Ukraine

Two birthday calls: Zelenskyy thanked Trump for “every step from Javelins to Patriots.” Putin told Trump to make Zelenskyy come to Moscow

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