Diplomatic efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict continued on Thursday after US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. The meeting followed two days of US-mediated negotiations between Russian and Ukrainian representatives in Abu Dhabi, where both sides agreed in principle to a major prisoner exchange but failed to achieve a broader breakthrough on the conflict.
Disagreements over territorial arrangements, particularly Russia’s demands concerning Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region, remain among the biggest obstacles to a settlement. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has continued to reject territorial concessions, while Moscow has maintained its position on security arrangements and NATO’s involvement in the region. The negotiations are expected to continue through further diplomatic engagement, although military operations and attacks on energy infrastructure remain ongoing.
Source: Associated Press | 13 November 2026
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