# Russia-Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi end with prisoner exchange agreement

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11 outlets covering · First listed: Al Jazeera, Nov 11, 2026, 7:16 AM · Read it: <https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/11/russia-ukraine-talks-in-abu-dhabi-end-with-prisoner-exchange-agreement>

The talks in the UAE capital were the first ⁠between the two warring sides since February.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 10, 2026, 9:43 AM: [US, Russia and Ukraine resume talks on ending war](<https://www.ft.com/content/352539b3-41fd-4418-a171-43975897ec0e?syn-25a6b1a6=1>) — Financial Times (Newspaper, United Kingdom)
  Expectations of a breakthrough are low because Vladimir Putin shows no sign of wanting to halt the conflict
- Nov 10, 2026, 12:09 PM: [Russia and Ukraine hold nearly 4 hours of U.S.-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi](<https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/russia-and-ukraine-hold-nearly-4-hours-of-u-s-mediated-talks-in-abu-dhabi>) — PBS NewsHour (Public broadcaster, United States)
  Russia and Ukraine on Tuesday held their first U.S.-mediated talks in nine months on ending their war, with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling the meeting "very productive" and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy saying the session was "constructive and quite substantive."
- Nov 10, 2026, 12:59 PM: [Europeans told to ‘sit there in the hotel’ during Ukraine-Russia talks in Abu Dhabi](<https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/world/4798498/europeans-sit-hotel-ukraine-russia-talks/>) — Washington Examiner (Magazine, United States)
  European leaders are fighting for a seat at the peace talks in Abu Dhabi as the Russian mission tells them to wait in the hotel lobby. A European delegation led by Bjoern Seibert, chief of cabinet for the European Commission, arrived in the United Arab Emirates this week with the intention of being active participants
- Nov 11, 2026, 3:39 AM: [Russia and Ukraine agree to a large prisoner exchange as talks end with no major breakthrough](<https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiogFBVV95cUxPZGJLX21sUk93S0w1eDdOMEtDdC1ETk4zZ0E4d1dna2xHaWxFSXIxdGFFYVV0Wm5pWlc1Uk5YczNsa09FcGJtMHpKU1VnTkVJejR2YTJxR0ZFQXE3dndEcS0teGNKbHJBS3R1N1lHbUxuR3hOQ3hyZ2s5elFlbkFBVTJMNmE3TW1vN2x5dDl2VzBvWWpiWU5WRGxBLWJTNVZBUUE?oc=5>) — AP (Wire service, United States)
- Nov 11, 2026, 3:39 AM: [Russia and Ukraine agree to a large exchange of prisoners of war, officials say](<https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/russia-ukraine-hold-second-day-093945694.html>) — Yahoo News (Digital news, United States)
- Nov 11, 2026, 6:09 AM: [Russia and Ukraine agree to a large exchange of prisoners of war, officials at Abu Dhabi talks say](<https://nypost.com/2026/11/11/world-news/russia-and-ukraine-agree-to-a-large-exchange-of-prisoners-of-war-officials-at-abu-dhabi-talks-say/>) — NY Post (Newspaper, United States)
  Officials at U.S.-mediated talks between Russia and Ukraine said Wednesday that the sides have agreed a large exchange of prisoners of war.
- Nov 11, 2026, 7:16 AM: [Russia-Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi end with prisoner exchange agreement](<https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/11/russia-ukraine-talks-in-abu-dhabi-end-with-prisoner-exchange-agreement>) — Al Jazeera (TV network, Qatar)
  The talks in the UAE capital were the first ⁠between the two warring sides since February.
- Nov 11, 2026, 7:30 AM: [Russia and Ukraine agree to a large exchange of prisoners of war, officials say](<https://www.npr.org/2026/11/11/g-s1-152954/russia-ukraine-war-talks>) — NPR (Public broadcaster, United States)
  Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a large exchange of prisoners of war. U.S.-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi led to this decision, marking the biggest humanitarian release since the war began in 2022.
- Nov 11, 2026, 9:26 AM: [Russia, Ukraine agree to large prisoner swap after Abu Dhabi talks](<https://thehill.com/policy/international/6213290-russia-ukraine-prisoner-swap-abu-dhabi-talks/>) — The Hill (Newspaper, United States)
  Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a “large-scale” exchange of prisoners of war, following two days of U.S.-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi. Negotiators are traveling back to their capitals to finalize details, Rustem Umerov, the head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine, said in a post on the social platform X. “There are opportunities…
- Nov 11, 2026, 9:30 AM: [Russia and Ukraine agree to a large prisoner exchange as talks conclude with no major breakthrough](<https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-11-11/russia-ukraine-agree-to-large-prisoner-exchange-as-talks-conclude-with-no-major-breakthrough>) — Los Angeles Times (Newspaper, United States)
  Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a large prisoner exchange during U.S.-mediated talks
- Nov 11, 2026, 9:30 AM: [Russia and Ukraine agree to a large prisoner exchange, envoys say](<https://www.ms.now/news/russia-and-ukraine-agree-to-a-large-prisoner-exchange-envoys-say>) — MS NOW (TV network, United States)
  There was no major breakthrough on ending the war during the talks between the U.S., Ukrainian and Russian delegations in the UAE.
