"Ukraine, Russia, and the United States, after two days of "constructive" peace talks in Abu Dhabi, are set to resume peace negotiations in the United Arab Emirates capital next week, even as the war itself showed no signs of letup. On January 23-24, "the United States coordinated a trilateral meeting alongside Ukraine and Russia, graciously hosted by the United Arab Emirates," White House envoy Steve Witkoff wrote on X."
"Witkoff did not specify an exact schedule for resumption of the talks. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he was briefed by his team on the talks and also labeled the negotiations as constructive, although no details of the sessions were disclosed. The "military personnel involved in the negotiations have created a list of topics for a possible new meeting," Zelenskyy said."
"Ahead of the negotiations, Kremlin aides said Russian President Vladimir Putin was satisfied with nearly four hours of talks held overnight with Witkoff, Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner, and other US officials. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov reiterated Russia's longstanding demand that Ukrainian forces leave the portion of the Donbas they still hold. The Donbas is a wide swath of territory in eastern Ukraine; Russia controls around 90 percent of it."
The United States coordinated a trilateral meeting with Ukraine and Russia in Abu Dhabi on January 23-24, hosted by the United Arab Emirates. The talks were characterized as constructive and plans were made to continue conversations next week, without a specified schedule. Ukrainian leadership received briefings and military personnel involved in negotiations created a list of topics for a possible new meeting. Russian officials indicated President Vladimir Putin was satisfied after nearly four hours of overnight talks with U.S. envoys and reiterated demands for Ukrainian forces to leave the Donbas. Violence on the ground continued, including Russian air strikes on Kyiv and Kharkiv.
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