politics
January 26, 2026
Trump envoy hails ‘very constructive’ Russia-US-Ukraine talks
US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff has described the three-way talks with Russia and Ukraine as “very constructive”
TL;DR
- A Russia-US-Ukraine meeting took place in Abu Dhabi.
- US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff described the talks as 'very constructive'.
- Negotiations are set to resume next week in Abu Dhabi.
- Territorial disputes are the main obstacle to a peace settlement.
- Russia insists on Ukraine withdrawing troops from specific regions and recognizing new borders.
- Ukraine's President Zelensky has ruled out territorial concessions.
- Russia's aide Yury Ushakov stated that Russia has the battlefield initiative unless a diplomatic solution is found.
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