US envoys meet Putin in Moscow after Abu Dhabi talks

U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow on Thursday for talks with President Vladimir Putin following U.S.-mediated Russia-Ukraine negotiations in Abu Dhabi. The Abu Dhabi talks concluded Wednesday with an agreement on a large prisoner exchange but no breakthrough in ending nearly five years of hostilities. After meeting Putin, Kushner plans to fly to Dublin to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who welcomed the prisoner swap but insisted Ukraine won't cede Russian-occupied territory. Kushner aims to include European countries in negotiations, though Moscow has resisted their involvement. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Europeans could eventually join, but criticized their current stance. Fighting continues along the 1,200-kilometer front line, with Russia reporting downed drones and strikes on Ukrainian facilities.