Ukraine launched one of its largest-ever aerial assaults on Russian positions last night, deploying approximately 1,200 drones.
Meanwhile, negotiators have expanded the scope of discussions aimed at halting the conflict to include broader European security arrangements—frameworks that have been in place since the end of the Cold War. This development has caused concern among European leaders and raised questions regarding the future role of NATO.
Following two days of talks in Abu Dhabi this week with Russian and Ukrainian delegations, American envoys traveled to the Kremlin to brief Russian President Vladimir Putin. They also briefed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who was in Dublin, Ireland, at the time for a meeting with European Union leaders.
According to American envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner (who is also the son-in-law of President Donald Trump), further discussions are planned in an effort to achieve concrete results in the peace process.
Kushner stated that Russia has agreed to include Europe in the upcoming talks. Previously, Moscow had long maintained that European governments were part of the problem, given their support for Ukraine.
Kushner wrote on ‘X’ that the presence of Europe at the negotiating table would allow the parties to discuss “not only territorial issues between Ukraine and Russia but also broader post-war European security arrangements.”