Two days of US-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi between Ukraine and Russia have wrapped up after a brief meeting on November 11, several media outlets reported, after Moscow and Kyiv exchanged drone attacks overnight.<\/p>\n
The second day of trilateral talks in the capital of the United Arab Emirates ended after a little less than two hours. There was no immediate comment on any progress made in the negotiations, the first face-to-face meeting between Russian and Ukrainian officials since February.<\/p>\n
The talks came as the White House renewed efforts to break the deadlock over Europe’s largest and bloodiest land war since World War II.<\/p>\n
Germany, France, and Britain — the so-called E3 — were participating, alongside Italy, NATO, the European Union, and Ukraine, in the talks. However, their consultations with US representatives have been separate from the trilateral negotiations with Russia.<\/p>\n
Ukraine said earlier on November 11 its team would meet with European and US envoys once the talks with Russia had finished.<\/p>\n
Amid the talks, Russia continued its attacks on Ukraine, leaving the south-central Ukrainian city of Kryviy Rih partially without electricity and heating following a drone strike, local authorities reported.<\/p>\n
Apartment buildings, schools, and kindergartens were damaged, said<\/a> Oleksandr Vilkul, head of the Kryviy Rih defense council.<\/p>\n Russia attacked six major Ukrainian electricity facilities in four regions overnight, Ukrainian Prime Minister Serhiy Koretskiy reported<\/a> on November 11. Railway infrastructure in the Dnipropetrovsk and Zhytomyr regions was also targeted, he added.<\/p>\n