Ukraine Talks Host 370 Drones While Diplomats Sip Tea, Pretend It’s Fine
KEY POINTS
- •U.S., Russian, and Ukrainian delegations met in Abu Dhabi on January 23 and 24 for peace talks amid ongoing conflict.
- •Russia launched 370 drones and 21 missiles overnight targeting Kyiv, while diplomats discussed territorial control and monitoring agreements.
- •Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed hosted the talks; another meeting is planned next week pending readiness from all parties.
In a dazzling display of international optimism matched only by sheer absurdity, Trump’s advisers Kushner, Witkoff, and Gruenbaum joined Army Secretary Driscoll and General Grynkewich for a 'constructive' two-day rendezvous in Abu Dhabi, hosted by Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, who also moonlights as prison swap mediator. Meanwhile, Russia kept it classy, launching precisely 370 drones and 21 missiles overnight at Kyiv, prompting Zelensky's shoutout to Trump for that vague ‘Davos air defense plan’ everyone’s still figuring out. Throws between Russian Admiral Kostyukov and Ukraine’s General Hnatov reportedly included lively 'direct engagement.' Another round is penciled in, because nothing screams diplomacy like chatting through missile storms.
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370 drones and 21 missiles get a Russian rolling send-off while diplomats play nice in Abu Dhabi pretending all this is 'constructive,' because that’s how wars end: with fancy guest lists and buzzwords.
When the solution to provoking mass missile attacks is convening 9 named diplomats in a hotel suite somewhere warm, progress looks... ambiguous.
Nothing says confidence-building measures quite like holding chats about peace as missiles rain down and the US smuggles real estate moguls into talks.
Source: Axios | Published: 1/24/2026 | Author: Barak Ravid
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