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US-led peace talks between the US, Russia and Ukraine begin in Abu Dhabi. Washington is pushing for a new security architecture to reduce differences, but Europe is worried that Trump will reach a deal with Moscow that would affect Europe’s future.
led by the united statesukraine Peace talks with Russia ended on the 10th in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE. Agence France-Presse reported that it facedWashington The calls for a new security framework come as Europe worries that US President Donald Trump intends to strike a deal with Moscow that could affect Europe’s future.
According to a report from the Russian News Agency on the 10th, the first day of talks ended after about 4 hours; The Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine (SZRU) said the talks would continue on the 11th.
at the venueRussia Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and special envoy Steve Witkoff took the main seats, sitting across from the Ukrainian representative.
Kushner told representatives of various countries that the United States has “reduced” the differences between the warring parties, and the United States has also proposed some “good ideas” to bridge the differences, hoping to move towards “resolution of the war.” However, he did not specify which differences were minimized.
He also said that the United States hopes to “establish true security relations between Ukraine, Russia, and Europe, not only to end this war, but to establish a new structure and a new consensus” to ensure “decades, even centuries, of peace.”
Moscow has also signaled it is a priority, with Russian President Vladimir Putin having expressed dissatisfaction with NATO’s eastward expansion for years. Ukraine warned against the emergence of “Yalta 2.0”. Ukrainian President Zelensky arrived in Copenhagen on the 10th to meet with Nordic leaders. In an exclusive interview published by Danish media the same day, he said that “Putin wants to return the Soviet Union.”
US Secretary of State Rubio said that the talks were “productive” but there was still much work to be done.
Before Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, it issued an ultimatum to NATO, demanding that NATO withdraw its troops from Eastern Europe. Agence France-Presse said Moscow this time sent the requested diplomat, Sergei Ryabkov, to Abu Dhabi, highlighting its willingness to reopen the issue.
The head of the Russian delegation, Vladimir Medinsky, said he hoped a “more professional” team in Moscow would help advance peace. A source in the Russian delegation said that the resolution of the war in Ukraine was “just an item on the agenda” and that Moscow’s main goal was to review security across the continent.
Alexey Grinkevich, Supreme Commander of Allied forces in Europe, also participated in the talks. He said that “military-to-military dialogue held in the trilateral format in the past has made some major progress.” In a joint statement, European countries, Ukraine, the United States and NATO reiterated “their shared commitment to building a strong post-war European security architecture.”
Ukraine’s chief negotiator Umerov said Kiev’s priority was to reach a ceasefire and obtain security guarantees. “Our people are waiting for the end of this war,” he said.
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The talks took place in Abu Dhabi and ended after about four hours on the first day. Ukraine’s foreign intelligence service said the talks would be resumed on the 11th, indicating that all sides were still continuing to negotiate on the war and security arrangements.
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Kushner said the United States hopes to establish a perfect security relationship between Ukraine, Russia and Europe, not only to prevent war, but also to build a new security architecture and consensus, and strive for long-term peace.
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Ukraine prefers a ceasefire and security guarantees and is wary of arrangements such as Yalta 2.0; Russia wants to reframe the overall security issue in Europe and use the talks to review NATO’s eastward expansion.
