Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 06:01pm on 11 Nov 2026,Wednesday International
Russia and Ukraine agreed in principle to a large-scale prisoner-of-war exchange during the first US-brokered peace talks since February, held in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. A senior Ukrainian official confirmed the preliminary agreement, while Russian military intelligence official Alexander Zorin said the proposed swap could involve more than 1,000 people from each side. However, the two-day negotiations produced no major breakthrough, with both countries remaining divided over territorial control. The talks had been suspended after the US-Israeli war against Iran began. The latest diplomatic effort marks a renewed attempt to end the conflict, now in its fifth year, as US envoys prepare to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
