Second Day of Russia-Ukraine-US Peace Talks Underway in Abu Dhabi
“We are working in the same formats as yesterday: trilateral consultations, working groups, and further coordination of positions,” Ukraine’s chief negotiator Rustem Umerov said.
The current round of discussions started Wednesday in the UAE capital, bringing together delegations from Moscow, Kyiv, and Washington to seek a settlement to the war, which is approaching its fifth year.
Following the first day of talks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the nation in a video message, saying Kyiv anticipates a prisoner swap “in the near future.”
“We discussed the interim results of the negotiations for today. They will continue tomorrow (Thursday). There will also be a significant step: we expect a POW (prisoners of war) exchange in the near future. Captives must be brought home,” he said after receiving a briefing from Ukraine’s delegation, without providing additional details.
No confirmation has come from Russian or US officials regarding such an exchange, which would be the first between Moscow and Kyiv since October last year.
Meanwhile, Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev, who is also participating in the talks, told reporters that there is “progress” toward a peace agreement.
“And the more such attempts occur, the more we see that there is certainly progress, and good, positive movement forward,” Dmitriev said, referring to efforts by Europe and the UK that he claimed are trying to interfere with the negotiations.
He added that Russia is coordinating closely with the administration of US President Donald Trump on efforts to restore economic ties between Moscow and Washington.
Earlier trilateral consultations took place on Jan. 23-24 in Abu Dhabi, also involving delegations from the three countries.
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