Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a large-scale prisoner exchange following talks in Abu Dhabi, Russian chief negotiator Vladimir Medinsky said, while U.S.

Russia and Ukraine agree prisoner exchange in Abu Dhabi peace talks as US mediators say major issues remain unresolved. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said negotiations in Abu Dhabi had addressed the possibility of exchanging 1,000 or potentially 1,500 prisoners of war from each side, adding that the issue would be on the agenda of an upcoming US visit to Russia. Speaking at a press conference on November 11, Zelensky said the negotiating teams had discussed a large-scale prisoner swap during the first round of talks, while Wednesday's meeting was expected to be the main day of negotiations.

They agreed to an exchange of prisoners of war, but there was no major breakthrough on ending the conflict that began with Moscow’s invasion in 2022.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said European partners should be included in trilateral talks between the US, Russia and Ukraine, saying they are "part of solving this problem for the long term".

Zelensky says Ukraine peace talks depend on US approach to Russia after US-led negotiations in Abu Dhabi. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Ukrainian and Russian negotiators wrapped up the first of two days of US-brokered talks aimed at untangling Moscow's nearly 5-year-old all-out war on Ukraine, though it was unclear what progress there had been, if any.