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Russian negotiator Vladimir Medinsky reported some progress but also significant areas of disagreement after two days of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi on November 11. The discussions centered around creating a new European security framework, with partial mutual understanding reached on certain points. However, Medinsky dismissed the immediate inclusion of EU countries in future negotiations due to a perceived lack of concrete proposals from them. Additionally, he announced an upcoming large-scale prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine.
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Russian and Ukrainian officials, mediated by the United States, concluded a two-day meeting in Abu Dhabi on November 11, agreeing to a large-scale prisoner exchange but failing to make significant progress toward ending their nearly five-year-long war. The talks involved Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and US special envoy Steve Witkoff. Ukrainian officials expressed "restrained optimism" about the possibility of future meetings between Zelenskyy and Putin. European nations, including France, also participated in the discussions to address security guarantees for Ukraine and post-war reconstruction. However, despite initial hopes for a breakthrough, the primary outcome was an agreement on prisoner exchanges rather than substantive steps toward peace.

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Russia's chief negotiator at Ukraine peace talks in Abu Dhabi said on Wednesday after their conclusion that mutual understanding had been achieved on some issues but not on others, and that more negotiations would take place.
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Russia's chief negotiator at Ukraine peace talks in Abu Dhabi said on Wednesday after their conclusion that mutual understanding had been achieved on some issues but not on others, and that more negotiations would take place.
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Russian negotiator reports some progress after Ukraine talks, sees no EU role in process for now · assertive framing

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Russian negotiator reports some progress after Ukraine talks, sees no EU role in process for now MOSCOW, Nov 11 - asserted
negotiator → report → process
Russia's chief negotiator at Ukraine peace talks in Abu Dhabi said on Wednesday after their conclusion that mutual understanding had been achieved on some issues but not on others, and that more negotiations would take place. asserted
negotiations → say → place
Vladimir Medinsky, in remarks broadcast on Russian state television, said that a new potential future European security framework had been a central theme in the two-day talks. asserted
framework → broadcast → talks
"Together with the American side, we exchanged our views on this; on some points we reached a common understanding, whilst on others we did not. asserted
we → exchange → others
And this discussion will, of course, continue. asserted
discussion → continue → course
The world needs a new, modern, updated security system – one that is fair and does not disadvantage any particular countries," Medinsky said. asserted
Medinsky → need → countries
He was cool however on the prospect of European countries joining future talks, and said it was unclear what there was for Russia and the European Union to discuss, given what he said was a lack of proposals from the European side. " uncertain
he → join → side
We have not received a single peace initiative or a single concrete peace proposal from European countries, so it is unclear what there is to discuss. uncertain
it → receive → countries
When they come up with some concrete proposals, then we’ll give those proposals some thought. asserted
we → come → thought
As things stand, I think it would be useful for them to learn, for example, from the American envoys – in terms of common sense, realism and a desire to achieve peace." asserted
them → stand → peace
Russia and Ukraine had agreed on a large-scale prisoner swap during the talks, Medinsky added, the latest in a long line of such exchanges. asserted
Medinsky → agree → exchanges
He said the details of that would be made public soon. asserted
details → say → that
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