Ukraine Peace Talks Yield Prisoner Deal but No Path to Peace

The first trilateral negotiations between Russia, Ukraine, and the US since early this year produced a measured humanitarian breakthrough, but little tangible progress toward ending the war. The two days of talks in Abu Dhabi on November 10 -11 reached an agreement in principle on a large-scale prisoner exchange and opened discussions on broader European security arrangements. But the sides appear to be no closer to peace than they were 48 hours earlier. "The fundamental obstacle to ending this war is that neither belligerent currently sees an…