Russia and Ukraine agree on prisoner swap framework in Abu Dhabi talks

Russia and Ukraine agreed in principle to a major prisoner exchange at US-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi that ended Wednesday, marking their first negotiations in nine months, though territorial disputes remain unresolved. US envoy Jared Kushner called the swap the "biggest humanitarian release of prisoners" in the 4-1/2-year war, with numbers to be determined Thursday. Both sides acknowledged progress but no breakthroughs on core issues, as Kyiv rejects Russian demands to surrender the Donbas region. Kushner and fellow envoy Steve Witkoff will meet Putin in Moscow Thursday, then travel to Ireland to see Zelenskyy. Attacks continued overnight despite talks, with Russia striking Ukrainian substations and Ukraine killing one in Belgorod.