"Constructive and quite substantive," said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the first day of talks between his country and Russia, which are taking place in Abu Dhabi with U.S. mediation.
As the Ukrainian president noted in a post on X, he has given “clear instructions to continue the dialogue, in the trilateral format tomorrow and also more broadly in the coming days, with representatives of the U.S. president and representatives from Europe.” “The main goal is to truly bring peace closer,” he emphasized.
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At the same time, he noted that today’s talks focused on humanitarian issues and security guarantees.
As Zelenskyy wrote, “Today was the first day of meetings in Abu Dhabi. First, a meeting was held with our European and American partners, followed by a trilateral meeting between our delegation and the delegations from the U.S. and Russia.”
“The trilateral meeting was constructive and quite substantive. They had time to discuss the need for and possible parameters of humanitarian initiatives. The release of detainees is a priority. They discussed in detail the content of the security guarantees for Ukraine and the foundations for ensuring the long-term functioning of these guarantees. Real tools are needed to prevent any recurrence of war. The need for de-escalation measures was also mentioned. And on Ukraine’s part, there will only be productive, high-quality, and sincere work.”
In addition, the Ukrainian president thanked the U.S. side for organizing these negotiations and the UAE for providing a reliable platform for holding them.
The talks between Russia and Ukraine, mediated by the U.S. and held today in Abu Dhabi, were “very productive,” U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said from Paris, though, as he noted, “there is still a lot of work to be done.”
The first day of talks in Abu Dhabi between Ukraine and Russia has concluded, and, as the Ukrainian delegation stated, they are expected to continue tomorrow morning, the Ukrainian delegation stated earlier.
Source: Proto Thema
