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World Service,04 Feb 2026,49 mins

US, Ukraine and Russia discuss peace plan

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A first day of talks between Ukraine, Russia and the United States has ended, with delegations scheduled to hold further discussions on Thursday. Our colleagues from BBC Russian and BBC News Ukrainian join to give the latest. Meanwhile, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky says more than 200 repair crews are working to restore power in Kyiv following widespread deadly Russian attacks targeting the country's energy sector. We speak to volunteers and aid workers on the ground in Ukraine who are helping people struggling with no electricity or power in the freezing cold. The Trump administration is withdrawing 700 federal agents from its immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota. We speak to our correspondent. Gunmen in central Nigeria are reported to have killed more than 160 in a remote village in Kwara state. We speak to our report in Lagos. Saudi Arabia has announced plans to issue passports to the Kingdom's millions of camels, to help better manage the country's prized herds. Our newsroom reporter has more details. Presenter: James Reynolds. (Photo: Jared Kushner, United States Special Envoy, Steve Witkoff, and other members of the U.S. delegation attend the second round of trilateral talks between the U.S., Russia and Ukraine, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, February 4, 2026. Credit: UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs/REUTERS)

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