
The talks in Abu Dhabi are the first since February and come at a time when the Trump administration is renewing its efforts to end the conflict
A new round of tripartite peace talks between the United States, Ukraine, and Russia was launched in Abu Dhabi, with the participation of Western officials, in an effort to end the conflict that has been going on for nearly five years.
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A new round of tripartite peace talks between the United States, Ukraine, and Russia began in Abu Dhabi.
(CNN) - A new round of peace talks between the United States, Ukraine, and Russia began on Tuesday in Abu Dhabi, according to what was reported by official Russian media.
These negotiations are the first tripartite talks between the three countries since February, and come at a time when the Trump administration of US President Donald Trump is renewing its efforts to end the conflict that has been going on for nearly five years, after it announced major concessions to Moscow.
The official Russian news agency TASS reported that the talks would continue for two days.
The American side is represented in these talks by Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law, and special envoy Steve Witkoff. While the Ukrainian delegation is headed by Rustam Umarov, head of the Ukrainian Foreign Intelligence Service, while the Russian team is led by Vladimir Medinsky, assistant to the Russian president.
Rustam Umarov said in a statement on Tuesday: “Our main priorities are to stop hostilities, provide reliable security guarantees for the post-war period, and achieve economic recovery and development in Ukraine, along with taking humanitarian measures. We are working to achieve the greatest possible progress on these issues and bring the chances of peace closer.”
Umarov added that representatives of the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Italy, along with officials from NATO and the European Commission, were also in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday morning (local time) to hold a separate meeting with the delegations of Ukraine and the United States.
Moscow insists that the peace negotiations remain tripartite, with the United States playing the role of mediator.
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