Zelenskyy Holds Meeting With Negotiating Team Ahead of New Round of Talks in UAE: “Ukraine Is Ready for Real Steps”

On Monday, 2 February, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with the Ukrainian delegation ahead of a new round of trilateral talks in the UAE. Among other things, the team agreed on the framework of the discussions and specific tasks.

The head of state reported this on his Telegram channel, Censor.NET informs.

Details of the meeting

“I held a meeting with our negotiating team ahead of a new round of trilateral meetings. We expect the meetings to take place in the near future, as early as Wednesday and Thursday this week,” Zelenskyy said.

He noted that almost all members of the negotiating team were present at the meeting, namely:

Rustem Umerov,

Kyrylo Budanov,

Serhiy Kyslytsia,

Andriy Hnatov,

Oleksandr Bevz.

Davyd Arakhamia will also take part in the negotiations.

“I agreed with the team on the framework of the talks and specific tasks. The Ukrainian delegation will also hold bilateral meetings with the American side. Ukraine is ready for real steps. We believe it is realistically possible to achieve a dignified and lasting peace. We believe that a bilateral document on security guarantees with the United States is ready, and we count on further substantive work on documents related to recovery and economic development,” the president said.

In addition, Zelenskyy noted that Ukraine also expects the American side to remain determined in ensuring the necessary conditions for dialogue.

“De-escalation measures that effectively came into force on the night of last Friday help build people’s trust in the negotiation process and in a possible outcome. The war must be brought to an end. I thank everyone in the world who is helping,” Zelenskyy concluded.

Peace talks in the UAE

Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that Ukraine, the United States, and Russia would hold trilateral talks in the UAE.

Russian dictator’s aide Yurii Ushakov confirmed the participation of the Russian delegation in the trilateral meeting in Abu Dhabi (UAE) on Friday, 23 January.

Zelenskyy approved the composition of the Ukrainian delegation.

According to Zelenskyy, the issue of Donbas will be key at the meeting in Abu Dhabi.

Media reports say that no compromise was reached during the talks in Abu Dhabi, with the United States and Russia exerting pressure on Ukraine.

On Saturday, 24 January, a second round of talks between representatives of Ukraine, the United States, and Russia took place in Abu Dhabi.

The next trilateral meetings within the framework of the peace talks are scheduled for 4 and 5 February in Abu Dhabi.