Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv says ‘fighting could end this year’ after peace talks but US warns of lack of trust

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US officials are seeking a ‘final end’ to Moscow’s war in resumed trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi

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Renewed Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian oil refineries since late October have reportedly reduced Russia's oil refining capacity by about 30 per cent.

Ukrainian ​attacks disrupted operations and caused emergency situations at nine of Russia's ⁠35 major refineries over the past week, Reuters reported, citing sources.

The report comes as US secretary of state Marco Rubio said there is “a lot” of work to be done after the first day of resumed peace talks between Ukraine and Russia.

The talks in Abu Dhabi, which included US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, were taking place as US officials sought a “final end” to Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Rubio said the first day of talks was “very productive”, adding that the goal was to expand the negotiations to include Europe.

Donald Trump previously that Washington was seeing a “very strong inclination” to end the war with both sides “tired of fighting”.

Moscow and Kyiv are privately showing some “flexibility” over a possible territorial exchange, a US official claimed, before what will be the first serious peace talks since February.

Speaking with CBS’s 60 Minutes, Trump said Ukraine is likely to “end up with a different shape” after a deal.

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