Ukraine would like trilateral talks between the negotiating teams of Ukraine, the United States and Russia in Abu Dhabi to take place before a possible meeting of the leaders of the US, China and Russia, said President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky.
We'll see how this meeting goes. We would very much like our meeting in Abu Dhabi to take place earlier, Zelensky said, quoted by the Interfax-Ukraine agency on Wednesday.
Commenting on a possible meeting of the leaders of the US, China and Russia at the Asia-Pacific Economic Community (APEC) summit, which will be held on November 17-18 in China, the Ukrainian president noted that the situation in the Middle East and the war in Ukraine would probably be discussed there.
At the same time, Zelensky expressed concern about the possibility of dividing spheres of influence following the example of the Yalta conference.
I would really hate for it to be Yalta 2, 3 or 4, i.e. a redistribution of influence. I would even say not so much influences as views that such a division can be made. We live in a different world today. A world divided into many parts is very different from the world of World War II, both before and after it. It's a completely different world in terms of technology. Therefore, I believe that such a division between the three countries is simply impossible. Although Russia wants it very much, he emphasized.
According to the president, such a meeting would be more beneficial for Russia than for China. I believe that after Alaska, this would be Russia's second major diplomatic advantage if everything went according to what the Russians are currently suggesting in the context of their aspirations for a new Yalta, he explained.
The president added that the organization of the trilateral meeting in Abu Dhabi currently depends on the American side and recalled that the Americans asked to change the date of the meeting in Brussels with the participation of US representatives, European Union leaders and the NATO Secretary General due to the situation in the Middle East.
Zelensky noted that in 2026, the United States was supplying Ukraine with only 12 interceptor missiles for Patriot systems per month, while Ukraine's demand is approximately 150 missiles per month to combat ballistic targets. According to him, the reason for these restrictions is the conflict in the Middle East.
He added that Ukraine is trying to obtain consent from the US to transfer interceptor missiles through other countries with which Kiev is in talks on this matter.
So when at some point various factors overlap - the issues of Starlink and Starshield, intelligence, missiles intercepting Russian ballistic missiles, signatures, and then there is the "diesel deal" - we understand where it is all heading. "Home Alone" – next part. This is a challenge, a serious challenge, the president noted.
Zelensky said that as part of the negotiations to end the war, the US side proposed various solutions to the territorial issue, including the creation of demilitarized zones and a buffer zone in Donbas.
He said that the proposals also included the demilitarization of part of the Kinburn Spit, which could remain under Ukrainian control. "As a compromise, we were ready to talk about it," he added.
The head of state said that Ukraine received 2,000. drones intercepting Bars, financed by one of the European countries. During testing, one of them destroyed the Russian Shahed, but the limitations of the Starshield system prevented these interceptors from continuing to operate.
The president noted that he did not know who made the decision to turn off the system, which can technically be turned on and off by SpaceX.
Zelensky also explained that Ukraine is using Starshield against Russian troops on its territory, not on Russian territory. The system is primarily used for logistical purposes, including providing soldiers with food and water, as well as combating Shahed drones and unmanned jets.
According to the president, Ukraine is currently shooting down about 90 percent. Russian Shaheds. At the beginning of the Russian attacks, this rate was 50-75 percent, and sometimes it reached 78 percent. Zelensky also said that civilians died during the shutdown of Starlink and Starshield, but emphasized that this happened for various reasons.
The president also stated that Ukraine is working on unblocking humanitarian aid for the occupied Oleski in the Kherson Oblast and expects results within a few days. As he noted, US mediation should play an important role in this process. The Ukrainian side asked for the presence of American representatives and journalists because it does not trust the Russian side.
I don't know which side people will choose. Of course, it is easier to leave Oleski and go deeper into the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine. However, I also know that there are many people there who want to go to the territory controlled by Ukraine, said the president.
Ołeszki are located about 4 km from Kherson on the left, Russian-occupied bank of the Dnieper. According to the authorities in Kiev, the situation of people in the town is dramatic. The US confirmed that about 2,000 people are without access to food and drinking water. people, including 50 children.
