Diplomats wrap up Abu Dhabi talks as U.S. envoys prepare to brief Putin and Zelensky

Two days of trilateral negotiations between U.S., Russian, and Ukrainian officials have concluded in Abu Dhabi. American envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff will travel to Moscow to brief Russian President Vladimir Putin before heading to Dublin to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. While Moscow rejected European calls for an immediate ceasefire, U.S. negotiators aimed to construct a revised diplomatic framework. Delegates from the E4 group, NATO, and the European Commission also held side talks with Ukraine's delegation.

Separately, leaked data from a cyberattack on Russia's statistical agency Rosstat, attributed to Ukrainian and Belarusian hackers, indicated over 412,000 Russian military deaths. Meanwhile, Italy confirmed its future support to Ukraine will consist solely of defensive equipment and energy hardware, excluding additional Samp/T air defense missiles amid rising domestic defense expenditures.

Sources: ANSA, Corriere della Sera, Il Messaggero, Il Sole 24 Ore, La Repubblica