The two-day talks between delegations from Ukraine, the US and Russia in Abu Dhabi on November 10 and 11 ended without a ceasefire agreement.
The main outcome was an agreement on a prisoner exchange.
"We have agreed on the largest humanitarian release of prisoners, and tomorrow we will finalize the numbers," Jared Kushner announced after the talks. US envoys Kushner and Steve Witkoff arrived in Moscow on Thursday, where they are due to meet President Vladimir Putin.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had earlier suggested an exchange of "1,000 for 1,000" prisoners, or "1,500 for 1,500." Russia said a large-scale prisoner exchange with Ukraine could take place within the next two to three weeks.
Following the meetings, Zelenskyy wrote on Telegram that the parties had discussed security guarantees and that "the first step should be ending this war and ensuring Ukraine's security." He also stressed that Europe should be involved "at every stage of genuine diplomacy."
Experts interviewed by DW agree that the main outcome of the talks is humanitarian.
"The agreement on a prisoner exchange is already a major step forward," says Artjom Bronzhukov of the Ukrainian think tank Polityka.
Pavlo Lakiychuk of the Ukrainian Center for Global Studies Strategy XXI also viewed it as a "very tangible result."
