European leaders gather in Dublin as Ukraine war tops summit agenda

World leaders gather in Dublin for the ninth European Political Community summit, where the war in Ukraine dominates talks, following US-brokered peace negotiations in Abu Dhabi that yielded only a prisoner exchange agreement. US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff arrive after meeting Vladimir Putin, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy holds bilateral meetings. The prisoner swap, potentially involving up to 1,500 detainees per side, marks the sole tangible outcome, with no progress on ceasefire or territorial disputes. A revised EU-UK declaration softens language on deportations, youth mobility, and financial contributions ahead of the November 20 summit. European Parliament votes on a resolution demanding Russia return over 20,500 forcibly deported Ukrainian children.