Putin firebrand slams Europe as Abu Dhabi talks end in stalemate

Russia’s firebrand negotiator Vladimir Medinsky has pushed back against European involvement in Ukraine peace talks, questioning what Moscow has to discuss with the EU after two days of US-mediated negotiations in Abu Dhabi ended without a breakthrough on a ceasefire or territorial settlement. Medinsky claimed Europe had failed to present concrete peace proposals and suggested its leaders should learn from American envoys. The talks did produce an agreement in principle on a major prisoner exchange, while discussions on a future European security framework are set to continue. But with Moscow and Kyiv still divided on key demands, can Washington bridge the widening diplomatic divide?