https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/first-day-of-russia-ukraine-talks-in-abu-dhabi-constructive-zelenskyyContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/first-day-of-russia-ukraine-talks-in-abu-dhabi-constructive-zelenskyyhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/first-day-of-russia-ukraine-talks-in-abu-dhabi-constructive-zelenskyy#u199580Fri, 13 Nov 2026 23:56:57 +0000Russia, Ukraine and the United States held their first direct talks in nine months on Tuesday in Abu Dhabi, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy describing the session as constructive and quite substantive. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the meeting very productive. The talks ran for nearly four hours, but no significant breakthroughs were announced and further details were not made public.Why it mattersThe meeting follows previous US-backed rounds early this year that produced no major progress. It comes as Washington pushes for an end to a war that has lasted four and a half years, a