Ukraine and Russia start peace talks as attacks continue

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🗓️ 4 February 2026

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Representatives from the U.S., Ukraine and Russia met in Abu Dhabi for a second round of peace talks as Russia continues to bomb Ukraine. The Financial Times' Christopher Miller of the Financial Times talks about the latest developments from Kyiv. Then, a judge blocked the Trump Administration from ending Temporary Protected Status for 350,000 Haitians living in the U.S. Rose-Thamar Joseph, co-founder of the nonprofit Haitian Support Center in Springfield, Ohio, joins us. And, seven fishermen aboard their vessel called the Lily Jean are presumed dead after it sank in the Atlantic Ocean last Friday. WBUR's Anthony Brooks reports on how it's hitting the Gloucester community, the anchor of the country's oldest fishing port.

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0:27.9	People are freezing in their homes.
0:30.2	I was just visiting a friend recently whose place was so cold we could see our breath inside.
0:33.1	We're layering in three, four layers,
0:35.4	living in Longjohns,
0:36.7	and drinking countless cups of hot tea just to try to stay warm here.
0:42.2	Ukraine struggles through a relentless winter made worse by Russia's attack on its energy grid,
0:47.7	just as both countries start peace talks alongside U.S. mediators.
1:00.0	Yeah. alongside U.S. mediators. It's Wednesday, February 4th, and this is here and now anytime from NPR and WBUR, Boston.
1:06.0	I'm Shiko Thé U.S.
1:09.0	Today on the show, hundreds of thousands of Haitians in the U.S. are getting a reprieve
1:14.5	after a judge blocked the Trump administration's attempt to end their temporary protected status.
1:20.7	And Gloucester, Massachusetts is the country's oldest fishing port, which has repeatedly experienced
1:26.2	tragedy on the sea. The city once again
1:29.1	finds itself in mourning after a boat sank in the Atlantic Ocean. It's one of the most dangerous,
1:34.8	treacherous jobs anyone can do. I feel for all of them. I just hope that they're all at peace.
1:46.5	But first, peace talks between Russia and Ukraine started today in Abu Dhabi.
1:52.3	Negotiators met face-to-face alongside U.S. mediators.
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