Overview
- The UAE foreign ministry said two days of Russia–U.S.–Ukraine security consultations in Abu Dhabi included direct Russia–Ukraine interaction.
- Zelensky said negotiators considered a U.S. 20‑point proposal during the closed‑door meetings.
- A U.S. official told Politico that American security guarantees would matter more to Kyiv than European “coalition of the willing” efforts.
- Ukraine’s leader reiterated that Kyiv will not withdraw forces from Donbas.
- Russia’s defense ministry reported seizing Starytsia in Kharkiv region and hitting an energy facility and long‑range drone sites, including in Chernihiv, as another Abu Dhabi round is tentatively slated for early February.