2 days ago · United States
Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi bring progress on prisoners but not on peace

What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a conflict story. The Guardian World, The Straits Times World, The Moscow Times, and Axios are the outlets attached to this story. The reports are tied to United States. The first report grouped here was at 9 Nov 2026, 20:42 UTC. 4 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi bring progress on prisoners but not on peace”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
US envoys to visit Moscow and Dublin on Thursday for talks with Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy respectively Russia and Ukraine have agreed to the “largest prisoner exchange” of the war at their first US-brokered talks since February but made little progress towards a broader peace agreement.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by Axios
White House cautiously upbeat about Russia-Ukraine peace talks this week
- New development reported by The Moscow Times
Russia and Ukraine Wrap Up Final Day of Abu Dhabi Peace Talks
- New development reported by The Straits Times World
Russia's negotiator on Ukraine rejects option of territorial swaps with Kyiv, TASS reports
- Picked up by The Guardian World
Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi bring progress on prisoners but not on peace
Same story, different outlets
4 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.
- The GuardianUkraine talks in Abu Dhabi bring progress on prisoners but not on peace
- The Straits TimesRussia's negotiator on Ukraine rejects option of territorial swaps with Kyiv, TASS reports
- The Moscow TimesRussia and Ukraine Wrap Up Final Day of Abu Dhabi Peace Talks
- AxiosWhite House cautiously upbeat about Russia-Ukraine peace talks this week