US envoy Witkoff says Ukraine talks with Russia ‘productive’
The talks come just a day before a second round of US-mediated talks between Russia and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi.

The talks come just a day before a second round of US-mediated talks between Russia and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi.



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These are the key developments from day 1,435 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Spools of fibre-optic cable drape the ruins of Lyman, once a resort town in Ukraine, now shaped by drone warfare.
Russia used an Iskander-M ballistic missile and 146 drones in its attacks, according to Ukraine’s air force.

A Russian drone strike on a passenger train in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region has killed at least five people.
These are the key developments from day 1,434 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
A Ukrainian lawyer specialising in graft says criminal justice is a drawn-out process but hopes change is on the way.
Associated Press investigation finds workers lured to Russia under promise of civilian work are thrust into the war.
These are the key developments from day 1,433 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Kyiv is ready to send an agreement to Parliament and US Congress but Ukrainians say their safety is far from guaranteed.
Ukrainian leader says Kyiv and Moscow continue to have ‘fundamentally different’ positions on territorial concessions.