Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi will address principles to be approved at the conclusion of negotiations to settle the Russia-Ukraine war. The US-mediated talks, involving Russia, Ukraine and the United States, are scheduled to begin Tuesday, with security issues concerning Russia, Ukraine and Europe first on the agenda. The meetings are scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday. President Donald Trump said Ukraine would have a “different shape” after the war and expressed optimism that the talks would produce tangible progress toward ending it.
Russia, Ukraine and the United States opened two days of talks, as gaps over territorial demands and security guarantees test the US president’s optimism about reaching an agreement.
Read the full storyWorking groups are discussing military monitoring of a ceasefire and security arrangements, while the dispute over Donbas remains tied to unresolved security understandings.