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Russia-Ukraine talks in UAE secure major prisoner exchange deal

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Al Jazeera · collected 2026-11-11

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Russian and Ukrainian delegations, with U.S. mediation, held talks in Abu Dhabi that resulted in a significant prisoner exchange agreement. However, discussions did not achieve progress on ending the conflict due to disagreements over territorial control and future security protocols between the two countries.
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French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot announced on November 8 that Europeans will join U.S.-mediated Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi, which began on November 10. Despite earlier objections from the Kremlin, European officials participated alongside delegations from Russia and Ukraine to discuss ending Moscow's war against Ukraine and post-war security agreements. The two-day session focused primarily on prisoner exchanges; both sides agreed to a large swap involving more than 1,000 prisoners each but made little progress toward broader peace negotiations due to divergent demands over territory and long-term security arrangements.

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Topics

Abu Dhabi Russia UAE Ukraine

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Russia GPE · 2× Ukraine GPE · 2× Abu Dhabi GPE · 1× UAE GPE · 1×

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But negotiations ended without a breakthrough on ending the war as the two sides remain divided over territory and long-term security arrangements.
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2026-11-11 · Al Jazeera
Russia-Ukraine talks in UAE secure major prisoner exchange deal · assertive framing

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Russia-Ukraine talks in UAE secure major prisoner exchange deal asserted
talks → secure → deal
Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a major prisoner exchange following two days of US-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi. asserted
Russia → agree → Dhabi
But negotiations ended without a breakthrough on ending the war as the two sides remain divided over territory and long-term security arrangements. asserted
sides → end → territory
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