Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi to resume Wednesday without ceasefire deal

Tripartite negotiations on Ukraine mediated by the US in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday ended without a ceasefire agreement and will continue on Wednesday, according to Russian media citing official sources. The delegations, meeting for the first time in nearly nine months, held four and a half hours of consultations. Ukraine's delegation chief Rustem Umerov stated his key priorities include a ceasefire, reliable security guarantees, economic reconstruction, and humanitarian measures. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who did not attend, ruled out any truce without understanding what follows, accusing Europe of seeking a pause for Ukraine to regroup. US envoy Jared Kushner called for a new European security architecture.