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Ukraine, US, Russia Officials to Hold Security Meeting in UAE
Ukrainian, American and Russian officials are scheduled to hold security discussions in the United Arab Emirates on Friday, the Kremlin announced, as part of ongoing diplomatic efforts aimed at ending the war in Ukraine.
The meeting follows high‑level talks in Moscow this week between senior US negotiators and Russian President, Vladimir Putin over a US‑proposed peace framework.
The conflict, Europe’s deadliest since World War II, has spurred renewed diplomatic activity in recent months, though Moscow and Kyiv remain deeply divided, especially over territorial issues that would shape any post‑war settlement.
According to a statement from the Kremlin, the US team, led by envoy Steve Witkoff, held extended discussions with President Putin in Moscow that ran into the early hours of Friday. Kremlin foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov described the talks as productive.
Witkoff and the American delegation are now en route to Abu Dhabi to continue negotiations.
A Russian delegation, headed by General Igor Kostyukov, director of Russia’s GRU military intelligence, is also expected to arrive in the UAE “in the coming hours,” Ushakov said.
“It was agreed that the first meeting of a trilateral working group on security issues will take place today in Abu Dhabi,” Ushakov told reporters.
He emphasised that Russia was “genuinely interested in resolving (the conflict) through political and diplomatic means,” but added that Moscow would persist in pursuing its military objectives “until that happens.”
Witkoff has previously suggested that the two sides might be close to resolving their differences, saying at one point he believed talks were “down to one issue,” though he did not specify what that issue was.
Footage released by the Kremlin showed President Putin smiling and shaking hands with Witkoff, as well as Jared Kushner, son‑in‑law of US President Donald Trump, and Josh Gruenbaum, a senior White House adviser, showing the high‑profile nature of the diplomacy.
The announcement of the trilateral discussions came shortly after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said a draft peace agreement was “nearly, nearly ready.” Zelensky also said he and President Trump had reached agreement on aspects of post‑war security guarantees, and that British and French forces had committed to roles on the ground under the proposed deal.
Despite these claims, major points of contention remain.
Russia continues to occupy about 20 per cent of Ukrainian territory and is pressing for full control of the eastern Donbas region as part of any agreement.
Kyiv has rejected the notion of ceding land, warning that such concessions would only embolden Moscow and that it will not sign a peace treaty that fails to deter future aggression.
At this stage, full details of the planned talks in the UAE have not been made public, and it remains unclear whether Ukrainian and Russian officials will engage in direct, face‑to‑face negotiations.
The United States Embassy in Kuwait has suspended its operations “until further notice” amid escalating tensions across the Middle East.
In an official security alert issued on Tuesday, the embassy confirmed the temporary closure and the cancellation of all scheduled appointments.
“Security Alert: U.S. Embassy Kuwait Closure.
“Due to ongoing regional tensions, the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait will be closed until further notice.
“We have canceled all regular and emergency consular appointments. We will communicate when the embassy returns to normal operations,” the notice read.
The embassy did not specify a timeline for reopening but assured that updates would be provided as the situation evolves.
DAILY POST recalls that the closure follows days of intensified military activity and reported casualties in the region.
According to U.S. military sources, six American troops were killed during recent incidents in Kuwait.
In addition, three U.S. fighter jets crashed in what officials described as an “apparent friendly fire incident.”
Operatives of the New Juaben South Municipal Police Command in Koforidua, Eastern Region of Ghana, have arrested 13 suspected commercial sex workers—12 Nigerians and one Ghanaian—during a special operation targeting prostitution and human trafficking.
Police also apprehended two additional suspects: a landlord accused of providing accommodation for the activities and a bouncer allegedly linked to the operation.
According to Modern Ghana, the arrests were carried out on Monday, February 10, 2026, following a complaint filed on February 6 by 30-year-old Nigerian woman Stella Godwill.
She told authorities she had been trafficked from Nigeria to Ghana by a woman identified as Christabel Simon Monday for prostitution.
According to the Municipal Police Commander, Superintendent Ransford Nsiah, the complainant alleged she was required to meet a daily earnings target of 400 Ghana cedis but could only raise 250 cedis on the day of the incident.
Police said about 15 suspects, aged between 15 and 31, are currently in custody and will be arraigned in court after investigations. Authorities confirmed that the minor among them has been separated for protection, while arrangements are being made with the Department of Social Welfare.
Assistant Superintendent of Police Augustine Kusi Asante, the Municipal Crime Officer, warned landlords against renting properties for illegal activities, noting that Section 277 of Ghana’s Criminal Offences Act, 1960, criminalises operating a brothel and prescribes penalties including fines or imprisonment.
The suspects, police said, have violated Sections 273, 274, and 277 of the Act, which prohibit prostitution, human trafficking, and brothel operations.
Police expressed concern over the involvement of minors in commercial sex activities and urged the public to provide information that could help dismantle trafficking networks and protect vulnerable persons.
Authorities said investigations are ongoing as part of broader efforts to curb trafficking and exploitation in the Eastern Region, where previous probes uncovered syndicates that allegedly lured young girls from Nigeria with promises of hospitality jobs before forcing them into prostitution.
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