US and Ukraine hold second day of talks with Russia in Abu Dhabi over new security plan

Fact-check index: 55/100 — Core quotes about the Abu Dhabi talks' second day, the US security framework, and Zelensky's remark are accurately sourced to France24, but the claim about Europe being excluded from the Russia track cites only a Washington Post headline with no supporting text, and the closing analytical claim is uncited.

• Ukraine-Russia talks entered a second day in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, US-mediated — Matches France24 headline and text directly.
• Washington put a 'new' security framework on the table during the opening session — France24: 'Washington called for a new security framework on the first day.'
• Zelensky said he was 'happy' with the shift in approach by US mediators — Quoted verbatim from France24.
• European governments had been excluded from the direct Russia track on the opening day (per Washington Post) — The only Washington Post material provided is a bare headline ('Russia and Ukraine begin U.S.-backed peace talks in Abu Dhabi') with no article text; it does not mention European exclusion, so this specific claim cannot be verified against the supplied source.
• The framework is the first concrete mechanism either side has put forward, making Wednesday a test of whether it can produce acceptable terms — This is the article's own framing/analysis with no citation, and is not stated in either source.