US and Russians Meet in UAE as Moscow, Kyiv Trade Fire (Correct)

Nov. 25, 2025, 10:29 AM UTC

A US official is in Abu Dhabi for meetings with a Russian delegation as President Donald Trump cited progress on his peace proposal and Moscow and Ukraine carried out airstrikes overnight.

US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll met with Russian officials in Abu Dhabi for several hours on Monday night and held talks with them on Tuesday as well, according to a US official.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said he had nothing to say on reports of the meeting, according to the Interfax news service.

The talks are happening after Trump suggested in a social media post that “big progress” was ...

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