Main points
- The Ukrainian delegation will have bilateral meetings with the American side in Abu Dhabi on February 4-5 during negotiations with Russia and the United States.
- Zelenskyy said that the document on security guarantees with the US is ready, and Ukraine looks forward to further work on recovery and economic development.
The President spoke about the next round of negotiations / Photo from the official's social media, illustrative
The next round of negotiations between the US, Ukrainian, and Russian delegations will take place in Abu Dhabi on February 4-5. During this time, the Ukrainian delegation will also hold bilateral meetings with the American side.
This was stated by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky.
What will happen at the negotiations?
Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with the Ukrainian negotiating team before a new round of trilateral meetings.
According to him, almost all members of the delegation, namely Rustem Umerov, Kyrylo Budanov, Serhiy Kyslytsia, Andriy Hnatov, and Oleksandr Bevz, participated in the meeting. David Arakhamia will also take part in the negotiations.
The Ukrainian delegation will also have bilateral meetings with the American side. Ukraine is ready for real steps,
– the head of state emphasized.
The President added that achieving a dignified and lasting peace is realistic.
According to Zelensky, the bilateral document on security guarantees with the United States is ready and now Ukraine is counting on further substantive work on documents on recovery and economic development.
What does Umerov say?
Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Rustem Umerov said that the talks in Abu Dhabi will be divided into two parts. First, the Ukrainian delegation will hold a bilateral meeting with the American side, which will be represented by Witkoff and Kushner.
We will discuss the signing of security guarantees and the Prosperity Package. Then there will be a trilateral meeting. The Russian side will also be represented in a significant way. They will have a mandate to discuss military-political issues,
– he said on the telethon.
US President's special representative Steve Witkoff will also participate in the talks, although it was previously reported that he and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner will not attend the next meeting.
How did the negotiations go in the UAE?
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Two-day trilateral talks were held in Abu Dhabi on January 23-24. In particular, the parties raised the issues of Donbas and the Zheleznodorozhny NPP, as well as the creation of a demilitarized zone and the possibility of deploying peacekeepers from neutral countries.
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The Kremlin later announced a partial rapprochement between Russia and Ukraine in the peace talks. At the same time, Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov emphasized the complexity and contradictions of the process.
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Following the meeting, Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that there were fewer problematic issues, but Kyiv's position on the territories and territorial integrity of Ukraine remains unchanged.