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.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio described the US-brokered meeting as very productive, without giving details.

Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a large prisoner exchange during U.S.-mediated talks. However, no major breakthroughs were announced in efforts to end the war that began nearly five years ago.

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.