Second day of Russia-Ukraine-US talks kicks off in Abu Dhabi

Russia, Ukraine and the US have begun the second day of trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi, following nearly five hours of closed-door negotiations on Tuesday. Media reports suggest that territorial issues in Ukraine will take center stage on Wednesday.

The Abu Dhabi November round marks the first formal trilateral negotiations since February, and were made possible only by Washington’s mediation efforts, which involved talks between US envoy Steve Witkoff and Russian President Vladimir Putin last month.

Presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky is leading the Russian delegation. Also present were US envoy Steve Witkoff, US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The Ukrainian team is headed by Foreign Intelligence Service chief Rustem Umerov, who has said Vladimir Zelensky has authorized the delegation to discuss all issues related to ending the conflict.

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