Russia and Ukraine agree to bring Europeans to the table at the next stage

US President Donald Trump's Special Representative Jared Kushner announced that Russia and Ukraine agreed to include European allies at the table in the next stage of the negotiations.

Kushner made the statement on his account on the

In his statement, Kushner said, "Both sides (Russia and Ukraine) have now agreed to include our European partners at the table in the next phase of the negotiations," and stated that the presence of Europeans at the table will ensure that the territorial issues between Ukraine and Russia, as well as the broader security arrangements in post-war Europe, are addressed.

Kushner shared his assessment that "To bring a permanent end to conflicts, credible security guarantees, conflict prevention mechanisms, and mutual de-escalation commitments that will reduce the risk of future conflicts are necessary."

DIALOGUE MESSAGE FROM THE KREMLIN TO EUROPE

Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, in his statement to journalists in the capital Moscow regarding the current issues, stated that they think the next round of negotiations on Ukraine will be held soon.

On the question of when and where the next round of negotiations will be held, Peskov replied, "We think that the negotiations will be held soon. We hope that this will happen soon."

Recalling that Putin met with Trump's special representatives Witkoff and Kushner in Moscow yesterday, Peskov said that the Russian leader proposed a humanitarian aid operation in the city of Konstantinovka in the Donetsk region.

Peskov stated that Konstantinovka was under the control of the Russian army and called on the United States and European countries to persuade Ukraine to implement a humanitarian aid operation in the city.

Emphasizing that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) created suitable conditions for negotiations, Peskov expressed their gratitude to the UAE administration on this occasion.

Peskov said that there was no reason to expand the Russian delegation in the negotiations, but this would be done if necessary.

Referring to the possibility of Russia establishing a dialogue with European countries, Peskov said, "If there is someone authorized to talk among the Europeans and they really want this, we are open to dialogue. We are ready to talk to them. After understanding their true intentions and whether they are ready to contribute to the peace process, it can be decided whether the dialogue regarding the solution process in Ukraine will be carried out in an expanded format."

Peskov noted that bilateral contacts with Europeans are out of the question yet.

Peskov denied the claim that Russia wanted Finland to leave NATO during the talks on Ukraine in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE, and said, "This issue was definitely not brought up."

Regarding the claims that Macron, not French President Emmanuel Macron, will represent Europe in multilateral negotiations, Peskov said, "We do not know what this information is based on. It is not possible to talk clearly about it at this stage."

CLAIMS IN THE GERMAN PRESS ABOUT RUSSIA'S UNOFFICIAL OFFER

On the other hand, the report of the German Bild newspaper claimed that Russia put forward demands such as Finland's departure from NATO during the unofficial talks held in Abu Dhabi to end the war in Ukraine.

According to the news, the unofficial offer prepared by Russian negotiators and presented to European representatives in Abu Dhabi envisages ending the war in Ukraine as well as creating a new security order in Europe.

It was claimed in the news that Russia demanded Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to ban the establishment of NATO military bases, and that Finland demanded that it leave NATO membership and return to its previous status, and that Moscow also asked Ukraine to remain permanently neutral, stay outside military blocs and not join NATO.

It is proposed to leave open the possibility of the country's membership in the European Union (EU).

The proposal asks Russia to keep the currently occupied Ukrainian lands and take control of the entire Donbas region.

In this context, it is envisaged that Ukraine will give up the lands in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions that it still controls.

Russia's plan also includes demilitarizing Odessa and Mikolaiv, two of Ukraine's important ports on the Black Sea, and banning the use of these ports as naval bases.

It is also proposed to make separate regulations to ensure free maritime transportation in the Black Sea and the Baltic Sea.

According to Bild, in response to these demands, the Russian side offers to withdraw the nuclear weapons deployed in Belarus and not to place medium-range missiles in this country.

While the withdrawal of Russian troops from Transnistria is among the mutual obligations of the plan, the condition for this is that Moldova does not join military blocs.

The newspaper reported that a similar step back regarding Russia's military capacity in the Kaliningrad region was not included in the proposal.

The plan, which also includes regulations regarding the future of Moldova, envisages the establishment of a federal republic consisting of Moldova's main territory, the separatist Transnistria region and Gagauzia.

If Moldova joins the EU, giving Transnistria and Gagauzia the right to hold an independence referendum is among the articles of the proposal.

POWER EXCHANGE AGREEMENT DURING THE TRIlateral NEGOTIATIONS IN ABU DHABI

In addition, the tripartite negotiations held in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE, to end the Ukraine-Russia War have ended.

According to the Russian news agency TASS, the tripartite negotiations on Ukraine, which started yesterday in Abu Dhabi, were held with the participation of delegations from Russia, the USA and Ukraine.

As the second day of the negotiations, which lasted approximately 2 hours, was completed, the Russian delegation was headed by Russian President Putin's advisor Vladimir Medinskiy, and the Ukrainian delegation was headed by Rustem Umerov, Head of the Ukrainian Foreign Intelligence Service.

An agreement was reached on the prisoner exchange during the tripartite negotiations.

Holding a press conference after the negotiations, Medinskiy expressed their gratitude to the UAE administration for organizing the negotiations.

Medinskiy stated that Trump's representatives Witkoff and Kushner, who participated in the negotiations, were effective and said, "They were result-oriented instead of making empty speeches. Therefore, I evaluate their role positively."