Head of Zelenskyy's office says upcoming negotiations will not be final

Head of the President's Office Kyrylo Budanov has said that the upcoming Ukraine-US-Russia negotiations in Abu Dhabi on 10-11 November will not be final, but will concern readiness to end the war.

Source: CBS News following an interview with Budanov

Details: Budanov said that these negotiations are not the last and not final. Everything the sides will be talking about is achieving readiness to end the ongoing war. He refrained from answering the question regarding what exactly will be achieved, adding that it all became clear in a few days.

CBS News correspondent Aidan Stretch, following his conversation with Budanov, reported that the latter does not expect a breakthrough at the meeting. Meanwhile, the head of the President's Office positively assesses the fact that the Ukrainian and Russian delegations agreed to their first face-to-face negotiations in months.

Background: On 5 November, US President Donald Trump said that a major new deal involving Ukraine could be reached soon which may have implications for the whole of Europe.

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