00:00Trilateral peace talks between Russia, Ukraine and the United States have ended in Abu Dhabi after two days,
00:07with no major breakthroughs in efforts to end the war.
00:10However, there was some progress on humanitarian issues,
00:13with both Moscow and Kiev confirming that a large-scale prison exchange is in the works.
00:20The two sides also said negotiations would continue,
00:24although there was little sign of any major compromise on key issues.
00:27A major sticking point remains territory,
00:29with Russia demanding that Ukraine surrender the rest of the eastern Donbass region.
00:34Kiev has rejected the demand,
00:36while U.S. mediators have sought to shift discussions towards post-war security guarantees and reconstruction.
00:41Meanwhile, U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are expected to travel to Moscow
00:46to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin,
00:48before heading to Dublin for talks with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky.
00:52Washington also appears to be pushing for Europe to be more directly involved in the peace process.
00:57Kushner said he would seek Putin's blessing for European participation,
01:01while Zelensky insisted that Europe must be represented at the negotiating table.
