US-led talks in Abu Dhabi are first substantive negotiations in months focusing on ending the conflict which has raged for more than four years US officials seek ‘final end’ to Russia-Ukraine war as talks begin Hungarian authorities have detained the brother of Viktor Orbán as part of a people-smuggling investigation, the prime minister, Péter Magyar , has said. The Hungarian anti-graft body, the national asset protection and recovery office (NVVH), said in a statement it and police had detained four people and searched homes in Budapest and Pest county. Continue reading...
Russia launched deadly Ukraine attacks hours before start of Abu Dhabi talks – Europe live

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