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Next round of Russia-Ukraine talks set for next Sunday in Abu Dhabi: US official'We got to real ‍granular detail and that next Sunday will be, God willing, another meeting where we push this deal towards its final culmination.'
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<div class="paragraphs"><p>The members of delegations participating in the UAE hosted trilateral talks between the US, Russia and Ukraine, Director of the Office of the President of Ukraine Kirill Budanov, United States Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Rustem Umerov, Chief of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Igor Kostyukov and Jared Kushner attend a meeting at Al Shati Palace in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.</p></div>

The members of delegations participating in the UAE hosted trilateral talks between the US, Russia and Ukraine, Director of the Office of the President of Ukraine Kirill Budanov, United States Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Rustem Umerov, Chief of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Igor Kostyukov and Jared Kushner attend a meeting at Al Shati Palace in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

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Washington: ​The next round of US-brokered talks between Ukraine ​and Russia will take ‌place next Sunday in ⁠Abu Dhabi, ‌a US official said on Saturday, hailing progress over the last two ​days of discussions even though they ended on Saturday without a ‌deal.

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"We ‌saw a lot of respect ⁠in the room between the parties because they were really looking ⁠to find ⁠solutions," the official told ‌reporters after the ‌talks, speaking on condition of anonymity.

"We got to real ‍granular detail and that next Sunday will be, God willing, another meeting where we push this deal towards its final culmination."

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(Published 24 January 2026, 23:59 IST)