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Three-way talks open as Russia demands Donbas
Hindustan Times Delhi
|January 24, 2026
Three-way talks between Russia, Ukraine and the US opened in Abu Dhabi, the UAE said on Friday, as Moscow said it was not dropping its demand that Kyiv pull out of its eastern Donbas region.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin (left) welcomes US special envoy Steve Witkoff (centre) and US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner at Kremlin in Moscow on Thursday. AFP
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said territory remained the key issue and would be on the agenda for the talks.
They are the first direct public negotiations between Moscow and Kyiv on a plan being pushed by the US President Donald Trump to end the almost four-year-long war.
This story is from the January 24, 2026 edition of Hindustan Times Delhi.
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