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🇺🇦 🇷🇺 🇺🇸 Russia and Ukraine resume peace talks in Abu Dhabi

Russia and Ukraine held their first substantive peace talks since February in Abu Dhabi, with the US mediating.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the first day as constructive and said the talks covered long-term security guarantees for Ukraine.

Washington has also proposed a wider agreement on security between Russia and Europe.

European officials met separately with Ukrainian and US representatives and agreed that any deal must respect Ukraine’s territorial integrity and provide credible security guarantees.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington wanted to bring more European voices into the talks, which were due to continue for a second day.

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