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Russia, the United States and Ukraine will hold talks in Abu Dhabi from November 10 to 11. However, the war between Russia and Ukraine continues and they attack each other’s infrastructure. In previous talks, some progress had been made only on the exchange of prisoners of war.
Russia Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov told the media at a briefing on the 3rd that Russia, the United States,ukraine Trilateral talks on Ukraine will be held in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, from 10 to 11 November.
Peskov said that the Russian delegation for this meeting will still be led by Vladimir Medinsky, assistant to the Russian President.
He also said that the Ukrainian armed forces are still continuing attacks on Russian energy infrastructure, and that Russia continues to conduct “systematic attacks” on Ukrainian infrastructure to weaken its ability to attack Russia.
US Presidential Envoy Steve Witkoff posted on social media on the 2nd that the United States will mediate working-level talks between Ukraine and Russia in Abu Dhabi from November 10 to 11 to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Russia, the US and Ukraine held three rounds of talks in Abu Dhabi and Geneva, Switzerland from January to February this year. They were later postponed due to the large-scale military campaign launched by the United States and Israel against Iran in late February. According to the Associated Press, little progress has been made in the talks except for prisoner-of-war exchanges, as both Russia and Ukraine insist on long-standing core demands.
Trilateral talks between Russia, America and Ukraine will be held next week. However, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues and future prospects remain illusory. President of UkraineZelensky (Volodymyr Zelensky) posted on social media on the 3rd that from the evening of the 2nd to the morning of the 3rd, the Russian military used 76 missiles and 289 drones to launch a large-scale attack on key infrastructure in Ukraine, causing damage to energy facilities and power supplies in several states. In addition, several industrial facilities and commercial warehouses in Ukraine were also attacked by Russian troops.
Zelensky said the main targets of Russian airstrikes were power generation facilities and substations in the Odessa, Cherkassy, Zhytomyr, Vinnitsa, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Chernivtsi, Chernihiv and Rivne regions. There were emergency power cuts in many places affected by the attack.
Ukrainian private energy company DTEK posted on social media on the morning of the 3rd that in accordance with the instructions of the Ukrainian State Electric Power Company, Kyiv City, Kyiv Oblast and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast have implemented emergency power cuts. The group’s energy facilities in Odessa were seriously damaged and repair work will take some time.
Zelensky reported that in addition to energy facilities, a hospital in Kharkiv was also attacked, resulting in 73 injuries.
Industrial facilities and commercial warehouses in the Kiev, Zhytomyr, Vinnytsia and Dnipropetrovsk regions were also attacked by Russian troops, according to news released on social media by Ukrainian Prime Minister Vitaly Koretsky.
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Russian Presidential Press Secretary Peskov said that trilateral talks between Russia, the United States and Ukraine on the Ukraine issue will take place from November 10 to 11 in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates.
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Peskov pointed out that the Russian delegation will still be led by Meshinsky, assistant to the Russian President, indicating that Russia has continued the selection arrangements for previous talks and continues to approach the United States and Ukraine under the existing negotiating structure.
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As the conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues, both sides are also attacking each other’s infrastructure. Ukraine claimed that Russian military’s massive airstrikes caused power outages and casualties in several states, while Russia claimed that Ukrainian forces continued to attack Russian energy facilities, confounding prospects for talks.
