Zelensky Says Ukrainian Battlefield Successes Strengthen Kyiv’s Position in Talks
- On the eve of US-led talks opening Tuesday in Abu Dhabi, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that Ukrainian battlefield successes and mounting Russian losses are strengthening Kyiv's negotiating position.
- The more than 4-1/2-year-old war remains static along the 1,200-km front line, with Russian forces holding about 20% of Ukrainian territory; President Vladimir Putin says Moscow's objective remains to bring the eastern Donbas region under control.
- Zelenskiy said, "Ukrainian forces are currently genuinely strengthening Ukraine's negotiating position" amid reports of record Russian losses. He added that long-range strikes on Russian targets are "demonstrating that this war must end."
- Rustem Umerov, head of foreign intelligence, leads the Ukrainian delegation to Abu Dhabi, prioritizing prisoner exchanges and humanitarian issues. Kyrylo Budanov stated that maintaining the diplomatic process is important.
- Russian officials dismiss suggestions that Ukrainian forces are making headway, claiming their troops continue to advance on all sectors of the front. These discussions mark the first attempt since February to end the fighting.
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The President of Ukraine continues his packed state visit to Denmark on Wednesday. This comes as peace talks with Russia and the US have begun in Abu Dhabi. Follow along here.
KIEV. The positions are locked in negotiations to end the war – even as the US envoy claims that Ukraine and Russia have moved closer. For President Zelenskyy, there are now even more reasons to refuse concessions than when the talks collapsed last winter.
Today marks the start of contacts between Ukraine, Russia and the US – European officials also present, but outside the trilateral format at Moscow's request
Zelensky says Ukrainian battlefield successes strengthen Kyiv’s position in talks
President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday, on the eve of US-led, three-sided talks on resolving the war with Russia, that Ukrainian battlefield successes and mounting Russian losses were strengthening Kyiv’s position in negotiations. The talks with Russian and US negotiators, opening on Tuesday in Abu Dhabi, will be the first since February aimed at bringing closer an end to the more than 4-1/2-year-old war. “Ukrainian forces are currently ge…
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