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Ukraine, Russia start second day of peace talks in Abu Dhabi

AL-Monitor
Feb 5, 2026
Secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defence Council Rustem Umerov and other members of the Ukrainian delegation attend the second round of trilateral talks between the U.S., Russia and Ukraine, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, February 4, 2026. UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Handout via REUTERS
Secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defence Council Rustem Umerov and other members of the Ukrainian delegation attend the second round of trilateral talks between the U.S., Russia and Ukraine, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, February 4, 2026. UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Handout via REUTERS — UAE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

KYIV, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Ukraine and Russia on Thursday started a second day of U.S.-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi to discuss how to end their four-year-old war, top Ukrainian negotiator Rustem Umerov said.

"The second day of negotiations in Abu Dhabi has begun," Umerov said on the Telegram app. "We are working in the same formats as yesterday: trilateral consultations, group work and further synchronizationof positions."

(Reporting by Olena Harmash; Editing by Daniel Flynn )