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US, Russia and Ukraine to hold first trilateral talks this weekend in UAE, Zelenskyy says

Talks focus on security guarantees, military issues, territorial disputes, and reconstruction amid ongoing conflict and calls for compromises from all parties, officials said.

  • On Friday, Russia, Ukraine and the United States will meet trilaterally in Abu Dhabi, the first such gathering since 2022, aiming to narrow gaps in a Washington peace plan covering security and recovery.
  • Shuttle talks and public disagreements over the Washington plan have propelled the meeting, as US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held late-night talks with President Vladimir Putin to set up the Abu Dhabi session.
  • Ukraine's delegation, led by Rustem Umerov with Krylo Budanov and Andrii Hnatov, presses for territorial integrity, NATO and EU membership freedom, and a large military, President Volodymyr Zelensky insists.
  • Analysts note high stakes yet muted expectations as the Kremlin warns it will 'achieve its aims on the battlefield' and Kyiv, Ukraine's capital faces winter hardships after Russian forces' strikes.
  • President Volodymyr Zelensky, cautiously optimistic, says talks were `really positive` and he is about 90% toward a peace framework, but `He really doesn't want it`, Zelensky said of Vladimir Putin.
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Lietuvos Radijas ir Televizija broke the news in Vilnius, Lithuania on Thursday, January 22, 2026.
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