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WASHINGTON, D.C., ( NewsNation ) — For the first time since the latest momentum to find a proposal to end the Ukraine war , U.S. officials met with Russian representatives Monday night to try to forge an agreement, NewsNation has learned.

Led by Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, a U.S. team first met with a Russian delegation Monday in Abu Dhabi and then again Tuesday morning, a U.S. official told NewsNation.

After Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Driscoll sat down with Ukrainian officials on Sunday to discuss the U.S. peace proposal and reported they had made progress, Rubio and Witkoff returned

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