The negotiations between Ukraine, the USA, and Russia in Abu Dhabi have concluded for today. Tomorrow morning a new session is planned.
The UAE Foreign Ministry has published photos from talks involving Ukraine, the United States and Russia in Abu Dhabi. The images show delegations from all three sides during the meeting, according to the UAE Foreign Ministry.
Traffic on the Kerch Bridge has been halted. Minutes later, locals reported a Russian fighter jet flying over the sea along Crimea’s western coast. Officials are quiet and it is unclear what happened. Possibly due to missiles/drone threats and/or attacks.
A train carrying gasoline tank cars derailed and exploded in Russia’s Tambov region. Around 30 railcars were damaged in the incident. The number of injured Russians remains unknown and no official casualty figures have been released so far.
The UAE Foreign Ministry has published photos from talks involving Ukraine, the United States and Russia in Abu Dhabi. The images show delegations from all three sides during the meeting, according to the UAE Foreign Ministry.
An EU €90bn loan for Ukraine is still not agreed due to France, Politico reports. A political decision exists, but funding criteria remain unresolved. Paris says EU members should not pay interest and wants contributions from third countries, especially the UK. Talks collapsed last week.
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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the door to a peaceful settlement on Ukraine is open, but claimed Kyiv has not taken the necessary decisions. He said Russia will therefore continue its military operation and that Russian forces strike targets they consider linked to Ukraine’s military complex. More indiscriminate bombing of civilians can be expected.
Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Rustem Umerov said a new stage of negotiations has begun in Abu Dhabi. Talks started in a trilateral format with Ukraine, the US and Russia, followed by work in separate groups and a planned joint coordination of positions.
Ukraine’s delegation has arrived in Abu Dhabi. Trilateral negotiations between Ukraine, the United States and Russia are expected to begin shortly.
Estonia detained a container ship with a Russian crew on suspicion of smuggling cargo from Ecuador, Estonian outlet ERR reported. The vessel was sailing under a Bahamian flag and heading to Saint Petersburg. Police said the ship is not part of Russia’s shadow fleet.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Russia is carrying out barbaric strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure during freezing temperatures. In a call with Donald Trump, he said the attacks were especially vile as temperatures fell below minus 20 C.
Ukraine’s 425th assault regiment Skelya held large scale training focused on assault unit coordination. Drills practiced interaction between motorized groups, armored units with infantry, and strike and reconnaissance drones, using live ammunition and simulated combat conditions. #Ukraine
Russian losses per 04/02/26 reported by the Ukrainian General Staff+780 men+4 tanks+7 ACVs+60 artillery+1 MLRS+1 AD system+1355 (!) UAVs+40 cruise missiles
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