Zelenskyy outlines expectations for meeting with Trump's envoys following their visit to Putin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that following the negotiations in Abu Dhabi, US President Donald Trump's special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner travelled to meet Vladimir Putin with concrete proposals. He hopes they will also bring concrete answers to their meeting in Dublin on 12 November after their talks with Putin.

Source: Zelenskyy's remarks at a press conference in Dublin in the evening, as reported by European Pravda

Details: Zelenskyy said he is expected to meet Trump's special envoys in the Irish capital on the evening of 12 November. Witkoff and Kushner will arrive there after holding talks with Putin in Russia earlier in the day.

"The Americans have flown to meet Putin with concrete proposals. I would very much like them to arrive in Dublin with concrete answers. I don't really believe they will, but there is hope," he stated.

Zelenskyy noted that the parties are currently working to achieve a concrete result in the peace process by the end of the year and shared his expectations for the meeting with Witkoff and Kushner in Dublin. According to the president, he expects the US negotiators to convey Russia's response to the issues raised during the Abu Dhabi talks.

"First and foremost, the humanitarian dimension was raised. The parties discussed the possibility of exchanging 1,000 prisoners of war for 1,000, perhaps even 1,200 for 1,200. That would be very positive. I see no reason why Russia should refuse, but anything can happen. The second issue is security guarantees. Several formats of security guarantees for Ukraine were discussed. And we will also receive the Russians' response through the Americans. They will hear Russia's position on this issue," Zelenskyy said.

He added that issues concerning a ceasefire covering energy and critical infrastructure facilities and the sea are also being raised. "We agreed that the American side will meet with the Russian leader and that all these issues will be raised there. So I expect, at the very least, to receive an answer in Dublin in the evening," the president noted.

According to Zelenskyy, the possibility of a trilateral meeting at the level of leaders, where the territorial issue would be discussed, is also under consideration.

Zelenskyy separately stressed the importance of European representatives being present at the negotiating table.

"I emphasise that this is very important. Europe must be at the negotiating table. And there was also a signal [about this] from the American side. We have always supported this. And it is very important that we are now seeing a change... the American side is taking a more favourable attitude towards this," the president said.

According to Zelenskyy, Ukraine wants Europe to participate in the next round of negotiations as an equal partner rather than on the sidelines of the meeting, as was the case in Abu Dhabi.

Background: Zelenskyy arrived in Ireland on the evening of 11 November following his visit to Denmark.

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