
US negotiators Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff exude confidence, but according to the article, the warring parties are far apart.
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For the first time since February, the United States, Ukraine and Russia met for trilateral negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. The two-day talks took place in Abu Dhabi, organized by US negotiators Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff.
For the first time since February, the United States, Ukraine and Russia met for trilateral negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. The organizers of the two-day talks in Abu Dhabi, US negotiators Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, are expressing confidence: the two warring parties have already come closer.
US President Donald Trump dreams of a “big, beautiful agreement” for all of Europe. Everyone involved plays along well and explains how important early peace is to them. But the reality is different: the war continues with undiminished severity - and the ideas of Russia and Ukraine are far apart.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky regularly reminds us that there is a very quick way to end the war. One could agree on an immediate ceasefire along the current front and then calmly negotiate a lasting peace. However, this eminently sensible suggestion falls on deaf ears from Russian President Vladimir Putin. Because he has not yet achieved his war goals and wants to continue to wear the Ukrainians down.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Negotiations continue, but without a quick agreement because the war goals are far apart.
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