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US envoy reports ‘constructive’ Ukraine talks with Russia

US envoy reports ‘constructive’ Ukraine talks with Russia

US envoy Steve Witkoff said Saturday, January 31, that he had held constructive talks with a Russian envoy in Florida as part of the US drive to end the war in Ukraine. The meeting came just a day before Ukrainian and Russian negotiators were scheduled to meet in Abu Dhabi to discuss a US-backed plan to end the nearly four-year Ukraine war. Read more Subscribers only US, Russia and Ukraine hold trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi without Europe “Today in Florida, the Russian Special Envoy Kirill Dmitriev held productive and constructive meetings as part of the U.S. mediation effort toward advancing a peaceful resolution of the Ukrainian conflict,” Witkoff posted on X. “We are encouraged by this meeting that Russia is working toward securing peace in Ukraine,” he added. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and White House Senior Advisor Josh Gruenbaum also attended the talks, he said. Earlier Saturday, a source close to the talks had told AFP that they had started at 8:00 am (1300 GMT) and that …

Denmark lauds constructive talks with U.S. officials over Greenland

Denmark lauds constructive talks with U.S. officials over Greenland

Denmark’s Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen talks to journalists ahead of a EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting at the EU headquarters in Brussels on January 29, 2026. Simon Wohlfahrt | Afp | Getty Images Denmark’s foreign minister on Thursday welcomed “very constructive” high-level talks over Greenland’s future, saying the conversation about the island was “back on track.” The talks between the U.S., Greenland, and Denmark in Washington on Wednesday were designed to resolve the diplomatic crisis triggered by President Donald Trump’s repeated threats against the vast and sparsely populated Arctic island. Speaking to reporters in Brussels ahead of a meeting of European Union foreign ministers, Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said the meeting “went well.” “Very constructive atmosphere and tone and new meetings are planned,” Rasmussen said. “It’s not that things are solved but it is good because now we are back to what we agreed in Washington exactly two weeks and a day ago. After that, there was a major detour. Things were escalating but now we are back on track,” Rasmussen said. …

Ukraine peace talks in Abu Dhabi ‘constructive,’ Zelenskyy says – POLITICO

Ukraine peace talks in Abu Dhabi ‘constructive,’ Zelenskyy says – POLITICO

“Provided there is readiness to move forward — and Ukraine is ready — further meetings will take place, potentially as early as next week,” Zelenskyy said. The talks brought together senior military and intelligence officials from all three sides. Ukraine’s delegation included Defense Minister Rustem Umerov and military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov; Russia was represented by members of its armed forces and military intelligence; and the U.S. delegation included President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner and senior White House advisers. Zelenskyy said the U.S. side raised possible formats for formalizing any future settlement, as well as the need for American monitoring and oversight of a potential ceasefire or peace process. He said the military representatives had identified issues for a potential follow-up meeting. Russia’s TASS news agency also reported that the talks produced results and could continue in the coming days. The diplomatic efforts unfolded against the backdrop of Moscow’s largest aerial assault on Ukraine so far this year. Ukrainian officials said hundreds of drones and missiles struck Kyiv, Kharkiv and other cities …