US envoys head to Moscow and Dublin as Abu Dhabi peace talks conclude

Trilateral negotiations in Abu Dhabi between American, Russian, and Ukrainian envoys have concluded after two days of discussions aimed at establishing a new security framework. U.S. mediators Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are travelling to Moscow to brief Russian President Vladimir Putin before heading to Dublin to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who is attending an informal European summit. Zelensky noted a "window of opportunity for progress by the end of the year."

The talks coincided with reports that Ukrainian and Belarusian hackers breached Russia's statistical agency, Rosstat, uncovering records indicating over 400,000 Russian military fatalities. Meanwhile, Italian officials confirmed Rome's aid to Ukraine will remain strictly defensive, explicitly excluding further missile deliveries for the Samp/T air-defense system.

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