01:25⇢Abu Dhabi Talks Falter on Ceasefire
⌨Outlets present the Abu Dhabi Russia-U.S.-Ukraine talks as closed with no breakthrough beyond a planned large prisoner exchange, stressing persistent disagreements on ceasefire and territory while Russia pushed European security architecture (Komsomolskaya Pravda, NTV, RT, The Moscow Times, Meduza). Separately, state wires report the death of ambassador to Washington Alexander Darchiev and cite the Foreign Ministry on the cause (TASS, RIA Novosti, Lenta.ru).