Ukraine and Russia hold ‘productive’ first day of US-led peace talks in Abu Dhabi

<p>Major obstacles to viable deal remain after Volodymyr Zelenskyy accuses Moscow of violating energy truce</p><p>Ukrainian and Russian negotiators have held a “productive” first round of US-led peace talks in Abu Dhabi, as Washington seeks a pathway to end the nearly four-year war in Ukraine.</p><p>The two-day trilateral talks that are due to continue on Thursday come after Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Moscow of exploiting a US-backed energy truce last week to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/03/thousands-without-heating-ukraine-russia-winter-attacks-before-talks">stockpile weapons</a> before launching a record number of ballistic missile attacks at Ukraine on Tuesday.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/04/ukraine-russia-second-round-peace-talks-abu-dhabi">Continue reading...</a>