Russia and the United States have agreed to resume high-level military contacts at two-day Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi on Thursday, in a major step of rapprochement between the world's top nuclear powers.

Trilateral talks between Ukraine and Russia, mediated by the United States, will continue in the coming weeks, Kyiv's lead negotiator Rustem Umerov has said after the latest round of talks in Abu Dhabi.

The US military said the aim of re-establishing the mechanism was to avoid miscalculation and escalation by either side.

The aim of re-establishing the connection was to avoid miscalculation and escalation by either side. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The first day of US-facilitated peace talks between Ukraine and Russia in the United Arab Emirates ended as they look to move toward a deal to end their war as the fighting nears its fourth anniversary.

The U.S. and Russia agreed Thursday to reestablish high-level military dialogue for the first time in more than four years in another sign of warming relations between the two countries since President Donald Trump returned to office and sought to end the war in Ukraine. High-level military communication was suspended…

MOSCOW, Feb 5 - Russian President Vladimir Putin's envoy Kirill Dmitriev said on Thursday that there was progress and a positive movement forward in negotiations on peace in Ukraine, as delegations from Russia, Ukraine and the United States prepared for talks in Abu Dhabi. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the next round of US-brokered peace talks with Russia is "likely" to take place in the United States as officials from both countries wrapped up a second day of renewed peace negotiations in the United Arab Emirates.

US envoy Steve Witkoff has announced that Ukraine and Russia agreed to exchange 314 prisoners for the first time in months, but said "significant work remains."

U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff described the latest trilateral negotiating round in Abu Dhabi as “detailed and productive.”