Charles Maynes
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U.S.-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi have wrapped up with an agreement on a Russia-Ukraine prisoner exchange. U.S. negotiators meet with Vladimir Putin on Thursday and Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday.
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Russia's top independent newspaper is closing after more than 30 years amid state pressure and censorship laws. Its founder won the Nobel Peace Prize and several of its journalists have been killed.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has freed another American, 74-year-old Michigan native Stephen Hubbard, from a Russian prison following a request from President Trump.
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The announcement of Hubbard's release came as talks got underway between Putin and White House envoy Steve Witkoff in Saint Petersburg focused on the latest U.S. efforts to end the war in Ukraine.
