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

American envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are travelling to Moscow to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin following the conclusion of two-day trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi. The U.S. delegation will subsequently travel to Dublin to brief Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who noted a diplomatic "window of opportunity" remains for progress before the end of the year.

During the negotiations, Russian officials reportedly revived demands for NATO to pull back its military forces to positions occupied in 1997. Meanwhile, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reiterated that Moscow will not accept European calls for an immediate ceasefire.

Separately, data reportedly obtained from Russia's Rosstat agency by Ukrainian and Belarusian hackers indicates Russian military casualties have reached 412,576.

Sources: ANSA, Corriere della Sera, Il Messaggero, La Repubblica