Ukraine<\/a> killed at least one person and wounded 23 overnight into Saturday, as negotiators from Ukraine, Russia and the United States were set to meet in Abu Dhabi for a second day of talks to end Russia\u2019s nearly four-year full-scale invasion<\/strong>.<\/p>\nOne person was killed and four wounded in Russian drone attacks on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, according to Kyiv City Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko.<\/p>\n
In Ukraine\u2019s second-largest city, Kharkiv, drone attacks wounded 19 people, Kharkiv mayor Ihor Terekhov said.<\/p>\n
The attacks came as envoys were expected to meet in the United Arab Emirates for a second day of talks on Saturday. The talks are the first known instance that officials from the Trump administration have sat down with both countries, AP reports.<\/p>\n
The UAE\u2019s foreign ministry said the talks are part of efforts \u201cto promote dialogue and identify political solutions to the crisis.\u201d The White House described Friday\u2019s first day as productive.<\/p>\n
There has been a flurry of diplomatic activity in recent days, from Switzerland to the Kremlin, even though serious obstacles remain between both sides.<\/p>\n
While Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday that a potential peace deal was \u201cnearly ready,\u201d certain sensitive sticking points – most notably those related to territorial issues – remain unresolved.<\/p>\n
Just hours before the three-way talks began, Russian president Vladimir Putin discussed a Ukraine settlement with US president Donald Trump\u2019s envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner during marathon overnight talks.<\/p>\n
The Kremlin insists that to reach a peace deal, Kyiv must withdraw its troops from the areas in the east that Russia illegally annexed but has not fully captured.<\/p>\n
You can read my colleague Peter Beaumont\u2019s report from Kyiv here:<\/p>\nShare
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