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Ukraine and Russia will speak next week under US mediation in Abu Dhabi about the war that has been going on for almost five years.
Berlin. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj wants to talk to Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz about the upcoming talks with Russia. It will also be about Ukrainian air defense and aid for the ailing energy supply. Zelenskyj announced this on Platform X after arriving in Berlin. He attached a video of himself exiting his plane after landing. He was greeted at the airport by, among others, Ukrainian Ambassador Oleksii Makeiev. For security reasons, the visit was not publicly announced beforehand.
With US mediation, Ukraine and Russia will discuss a way out of Moscow's war of aggression, which has been going on for almost five years, in Abu Dhabi next week. Kyiv and Washington are coordinating closely with their European partners.
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Talks between Ukraine and Russia in Abu Dhabi
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