US Envoys to Meet Putin and Zelenskiy After Peace Talks Yield No Breakthrough

US-brokered peace talks between Russia and Ukraine ended in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday without a major breakthrough, though the sides agreed to their largest prisoner exchange. The first such talks since February produced no deal on ending the conflict. Ukraine's negotiator David Arakhamia said Russia arrived with strict instructions, but US structuring of postwar discussions opened dialogue. US envoy Jared Kushner cited progress on security guarantees, while Russia's Vladimir Medinsky insisted all land would return to Russia, with Putin's demands including Ukrainian withdrawal from Donbas. US negotiators will meet Putin in Moscow on Thursday and Zelenskiy in Ireland. The prisoner swap aims to exceed 1,000 per side, surpassing last year's benchmark. Russia refused meetings with European and Nato envoys, criticizing Europe's security system and weapons supplies to Ukraine.