US EditionUS, Russia and Ukraine to hold first trilateral talks this weekend in UAE, Zelenskyy says
- On January 23, Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced a two-day, negotiator-level trilateral meeting in Abu Dhabi, calling it the first such talks in the Emirates.
- After meeting with Donald Trump in Davos, Zelenskyy said US security guarantees were finalised but the territorial issue in eastern Ukraine, including Donetsk/Donbas, remains unresolved while talks aim to address these and the prosperity/reconstruction package.
- After talks in Moscow, US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner traveled to Abu Dhabi to continue negotiations, with Kyiv sending Rustem Umerov, Kyrylo Budanov, and Lt. Gen. Andriy Gnatov.
- The Kremlin has so far not confirmed participation, but Yuri Ushakov, Kremlin foreign affairs adviser, said a trilateral working group will meet in Abu Dhabi and Ukraine's international bonds rallied more than 2 cents on Thursday.
- Given the UAE's mediation history, the United Arab Emirates will host talks as Russian strikes leave 4,000 buildings without heat, underscoring urgent humanitarian stakes.
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Moscow would still expect Ukraine to give up territories that belong to it, but Kiev refuses to do so.
The press headlines of the last day in Ukraine focus on diplomacy and the energy crisis unleashed in the country. 25% of the capital’s buildings, about 2,600, remain without heating. The capital’s mayor reports that, in this January, more than 600,000 people left Kiev due to lack of basic supplies. Ice temperatures persist and no rise is expected until next week. Faced with this situation, news of a new round of negotiations has not raised high …
Delegations from the United States, Russia and Ukraine are already meeting in Abu Dhabi. Territorial issues will be at the centre of the meeting.
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Russia demands Ukraine's Donbas region ahead of Abu Dhabi talks
Russia said it was not dropping its key demand that Ukraine pull out of its eastern Donbas region, ahead of three-way talks between Ukrainian, Russian and American officials in the UAE later on Friday.
According to agreed figures, trilateral talks between Ukraine, the US and Russia are scheduled to begin in Abu Dhabi on Friday. Ukrainian President Selenskyy, however, has announced an agreement with Donald Trump on US security guarantees. More in the live ticker.
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