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Ukraine, Russia, US discuss fraught issue of territorial concessions
Manila Bulletin
|January 25, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the future of Ukraine's eastern Donbas region would be a key focus as negotiators from Ukraine, Russia, and the United States meet in Abu Dhabi for talks to end Russia's nearly four-year full-scale invasion.
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RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin (left) greets US President Donald Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff (center) and Jared Kushner at the Senate Palace of the Kremlin in Moscow, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP)
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The UAE’s foreign ministry said the talks, which commenced on Friday and were scheduled to continue Saturday, were part of efforts "to promote dialogue and identify political solutions to the crisis.” The White House described the talks as productive.
Just hours before the three-way talks began, Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed a Ukraine settlement with US President Donald Trump’s envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner during marathon overnight talks. The Kremlin insisted that to reach a peace deal, Kyiv must withdraw its troops from the areas in the east that Russia illegally annexed but has not fully captured.
This story is from the January 25, 2026 edition of Manila Bulletin.
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