US envoys meet Putin in Moscow after Abu Dhabi talks

US envoys arrived in Moscow Thursday for talks with President Vladimir Putin following U.S.-mediated Russia-Ukraine negotiations in Abu Dhabi, which produced a prisoner exchange agreement but no breakthrough in ending the nearly five-year conflict. Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law, attended the two-day Abu Dhabi talks that concluded Wednesday. After meeting Putin, Kushner said they would fly to Dublin to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who welcomed the prisoner swap but insisted Ukraine won't cede Russian-occupied territory for peace. Key hurdles remain, including post-conflict security guarantees and European involvement in negotiations. Moscow opposes European participation, though Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said they could eventually join. Fighting continues along the 1,200-kilometer front line, with Russia reporting downing 71 Ukrainian drones overnight and striking Ukrainian military facilities.