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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