Rubio says Abu Dhabi talks were productive, but "a lot of work" remains to be done – Sky News
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said the trilateral talks between Ukraine, the US and Russia which took place on 10 November in Abu Dhabi were "very productive", but that there is still "a lot of work to be done" to achieve peace.
Source: Sky News, citing Rubio speaking to journalists in Paris, as reported by European Pravda
Quote: "Obviously there is a lot of work to be done. It's not something that is on the verge of being solved in the next 24 hours."
Details: Rubio stressed the importance of Europe joining the negotiations.
"It's our goal to expand the trilateral so it's not just the US, Ukraine and Russia but also the Europeans being represented at that table directly with these talks," he noted.
He was also asked whether the Russian negotiators in Abu Dhabi are serious about ending the war.
"Well, that's what we're testing," Rubio replied.
Previously: The talks are expected to resume on the morning of 11 November. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has briefly discussed the progress of the trilateral talks with the Ukrainian delegation.
A source told Ukrainska Pravda that during the first round of the Ukraine-US-Russia talks in Abu Dhabi, the parties discussed security guarantees and Russia's demands and touched on the issue of the post-war future.
Background:
- US, Ukrainian and European officials met on the morning of 10 November ahead of the talks between Russia and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi. US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff reported on the outcome of the meeting.
- The aim of the meeting was to coordinate efforts to end the war and discuss post-war security arrangements, in which the US seeks to act as a mediator.
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