# US envoys to meet Putin, Zelensky after Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/us-envoys-to-meet-putin-zelensky-after-ukraine-talks-in-abu-dhabi/
- Published: 2026-11-11T11:58:24+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T22:09:25+00:00
- Original publisher: Le Monde (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/11/11/russia-ukraine-agree-biggest-prisoner-release-after-talks-says-kushner_6777685_4.html
- Topics: Americas, Culture, Europe, Government, Politics, Travel, World

## Key points

- US envoys will meet Putin, then Zelensky.
- Abu Dhabi talks yielded no major breakthrough.
- Russia and Ukraine agreed a major prisoner release.

## Summary

US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner plan to meet Vladimir Putin in Moscow, then Volodymyr Zelensky in Dublin, after two days of US-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi. The meetings aim to build on areas of possible progress, though the negotiations produced no major breakthrough towards ending the war.

Russia and Ukraine agreed to what Kushner called their biggest prisoner release, but gave no figures and said the numbers would be finalised later. The talks also exposed disagreements over Europe’s role in future negotiations; Ukraine’s lead negotiator said significant differences remained.

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