US, Russia, Ukraine wrap up Abu Dhabi talks with prisoner exchange

Peace talks between Russia, Ukraine and the US concluded in the United Arab Emirates. The two day talks were the first such meeting since February. DW has the latest updates.

"I think that we have a good momentum to bring the solution before the new year comes," Arakhamia said, adding that he hoped another session could be held "as soon as possible." He echoed Zelenskyy's call to bring Europe into the fold in negotioations, saying the talks should be multilateral, not trilateral. Russia's chief negotiator Vladimir Medinsky said that mutual understanding had been achieved on some ​issues and that more talks ​would be held. Medinsky told Russian state television that Russia and ‌Ukraine had agreed in Abu Dhabi on conducting ‌a ​large-scale prisoner swap.

"We have agreed on a new, large-scale prisoner exchange," Medinsky told reporters, adding that "concrete" details would be announced later. "Together with the American side, we exchanged our views ​on this; on some points we reached a common ​understanding, whilst on ‌others we did not. And this discussion will, of course, continue.