20:00⇢Abu Dhabi Talks End Without Peace Deal
⌨Outlets describe the Abu Dhabi Russia-U.S.-Ukraine session as closed with agreement only on a large prisoner exchange in coming days and no settlement on territory or security architecture (Komsomolskaya Pravda, NTV, RT, The Moscow Times, The Moscow Times English, Svoboda.org). Separately, wires briefly report the death of Russian ambassador to the U.S. Alexander Darchiev (TASS, Interfax, Lenta.ru, Meduza).