"Ukraine ready for discussion": Zelenskyy announces dates for next talks with US and Russia

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that he received a report from the negotiating team on1 February, when a Ukraine-US-Russia meeting was scheduled to take place in Abu Dhabi, but he did not specify whether the meeting actually occurred.

Source: Zelenskyy on X (Twitter)

Quote: "Our negotiating team has just delivered a report. The dates for the next trilateral meetings have been set – 4 and 5 February in Abu Dhabi. Ukraine is ready for a substantive discussion, and we are interested in ensuring that the outcome brings us closer to a real and dignified end to the war."

Background:

• On 23-24 January, trilateral talks between the United States, Ukraine and Russia took place in Abu Dhabi. Media reports suggest that progress on military matters was made at the talks.
• Zelenskyy described the negotiations as constructive.
• Axios reported that on 24 January, alongside the trilateral format involving Ukraine, the United States and Russia, bilateral Ukraine-Russia talks also took place without US participation.

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