Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives at the presidential palace in Nicosia, Cyprus, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. Petros Karadjias/Pool via REUTERS
KYIV/MOSCOW, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Ukrainian and Russian negotiators will tackle the vital issue of territory during two days of talks in Abu Dhabi starting on Friday, each side said, with no sign of a softening of their positions to end the four-year war.
Ukraine is under mounting U.S. pressure to reach a peace deal in the war triggered by Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022, with Moscow demanding Kyiv cede its entire eastern industrial area of Donbas before it stops fighting.
