First Trilateral Negotiations to De-escalate the Conflict
On Saturday in Abu Dhabi, important negotiations took place involving delegations from Ukraine, the US, and Russia, during which the parties discussed possible ways to de-escalate the military conflict.
Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Rustem Umerov led the Ukrainian delegation. American mediators held joint meetings with Ukrainian and Russian negotiators and organized bilateral talks between the delegations.
Key Details of the Negotiations
According to sources from Axios, the parties discussed several critical issues:
- Russia's territorial claims in Donbas
- The status of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
- Potential steps for conflict de-escalation
The American representative noted: "We are very close to a meeting between Putin and Zelenskyy". The next round of negotiations is preliminarily scheduled for February 1st.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy characterized the negotiations as constructive, but emphasized that no final decisions have been made yet.
