UKRAINE WAR BRIEFING : US TO MEDIATE TALKS WITH KYIV AND MOSCOW IN ABU DHABI NEXT WEEK , SAYS WITKOFF

What happened: US envoy Steve Witkoff said the US will bring Ukrainian and Russian delegations to Abu Dhabi next week for talks on ending the war. Witkoff and Jared Kushner are expected to represent the US. Key numbers: Talks follow a Putin meeting with Witkoff in St Petersburg two weeks ago. The last US-mediated trilateral talks were in February. Why it matters: Witkoff said the talks cover post-war security, de-escalation and humanitarian measures, while US negotiators meet European and Nato officials in Brussels this week. Ukraine and Russia remain far apart on peace terms. Coverage: 6 outlets in 24h

US envoy Steve Witkoff said the US will bring Ukrainian and Russian delegations to Abu Dhabi next week for talks on ending the war. Witkoff and Jared Kushner are expected to represent the US.

Witkoff said the talks cover post-war security, de-escalation and humanitarian measures, while US negotiators meet European and Nato officials in Brussels this week. Ukraine and Russia remain far apart on peace terms.