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The main obstacle to progress in the negotiations remains the issue of territory. Moscow is demanding the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from the eastern regions, including areas that remain under Kyiv’s control. Ukraine rejects these demands. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes that territorial issues should be resolved directly at the level of the two countries’ leaders.
According to RBC, the second round of talks took place behind closed doors and lasted around two hours.
Despite the lack of concrete results, the US side viewed the start of the dialogue positively. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio described the first day of talks as ‘very productive’, whilst the President’s Special Envoy Jared Kushner stated that Washington is continuing to work on security mechanisms designed to ensure lasting peace in Europe.
In addition to the territorial issue, the participants are discussing measures to reduce tensions, the security of energy infrastructure and the Black Sea. A separate topic is the exchange of prisoners of war. According to Zelenskyy, the possibility of exchanging 1,000 people from each side is being considered, and possibly as many as 1,500.
European representatives who have arrived in Abu Dhabi are holding separate consultations but are not taking part in the trilateral meeting. Washington believes that Europe should be involved in the further negotiation process.
This story was translated with the assistance of artificial intelligence.The translation was also reviewed by the Logos Press editorial team.
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