US EditionUkraine, Russia Set to Hold Next Round of Peace Talks
Talks face major obstacles over Russia's demand for Ukrainian territorial concessions in Donbass while a fragile energy ceasefire remains in place, officials said.
- On Feb 1, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said US-backed trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi will take place next week on Feb 4 and 5. The negotiations follow a week of resumed direct talks.
- The core impasse concerns Russia demanding Kyiv withdraw from parts of Donetsk and Luhansk, which Zelensky has repeatedly rejected, making territory the key sticking point.
- The Ukrainian delegation will be led by chief negotiator Rustem Umerov while Igor Kostyukov heads the Russian team, and this round proceeds without US representatives after earlier talks mediated by Steve Witkoff.
- At the request of US President Donald Trump, Russia agreed to pause strikes on energy infrastructure, but Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the ceasefire lasts only until Sunday; meanwhile, extreme cold on Feb 1 left nearly 3,500 high-rises and 1,000 apartment buildings without heating.
- Ukraine has been defending itself for nearly four years, and recent strikes killed two in Dnipro and wounded six in Zaporizhzhia while DTEK restored power to 300,000 households in Odesa amid planned outages.
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Russia And Ukraine Pause Energy Strikes Amid Freezing Blackouts (Worthy News Radio)
by Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Europe Bureau Chief WASHINGTON/KYIV/BUDAPEST (Worthy News) – Russia and Ukraine say they have briefly halted strikes on each other’s energy infrastructure after U.S. President Donald Trump urged an end to attacks that left many people without power in freezing temperatures. Yet, differences remain over when the U.S.-brokered moratorium will expire. https://www.worthynews.com/wordpressimages/2026/02/WorthyNewsRadioJa…
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The next round of peace talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations will take place Wednesday and Thursday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced Sunday.
The next round of negotiations on the Ukraine war was supposed to take place on Sunday, which turned out to be nothing, perhaps also because too many demands came from Kiev.
Ukrainian and Russian negotiators are expected to meet in Abu Dhabi today for a new round of direct talks on ending the war, which they began a week ago. This time, the sides are expected to negotiate without American mediators. The central outstanding issue is said to remain territory.
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