Ukrainian foreign minister confirms Ukraine-Russia bilateral meetings took place in Abu Dhabi

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has confirmed that bilateral talks between representatives of Ukraine and Russia took place during the "peace meetings" in Abu Dhabi at the end of last week.

Source: Sybiha in an interview with European Pravda

Details: The Abu Dhabi meetings were primarily announced as trilateral negotiations. In response to a question from European Pravda about whether a bilateral Ukraine-Russia track was also held, Sybiha said: "There were meetings between members of the delegations."

He did not provide further details but emphasised that "the negotiations are complicated".

Background:

• Earlier, bilateral talks between Ukrainian and Russian delegates were reported by Axios.
• Sybiha also noted that there was a qualitative change in the negotiations with Russia, and the Russian delegation no longer delivers pseudo-historical lectures.
• In addition, Sybiha stated that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is ready for a personal meeting with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin to resolve two key issues within the framework of the peace talks.

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