Trilateral talks between the United States, Russia and Ukraine on ending the nearly five-year-long war will resume next week in Abu Dhabi, U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff said. The sessions are scheduled for November 10-11 and will cover post-war security arrangements, de-escalation, humanitarian efforts and next steps toward peace. Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov said Moscow is "ready in principle" to resume the talks, and President Volodymyr Zelensky said preparations are underway.
The announcement comes as Russia keeps striking Ukrainian civilian areas and energy infrastructure, and has intensified its use of jet-powered drones since August. Zelensky has urged Washington to do more to restrain Russia, particularly its oil and gas industry. Kyiv says it has intelligence that Russia is preparing a new massive attack aimed mainly at energy and logistics infrastructure.
Witkoff visited Russian leader Vladimir Putin last month, when he secured the release of American citizen Stephen Hubbard. U.S. efforts to end the war have waned since February, though American negotiators are due to meet in Brussels this week with representatives from Britain, France, Germany, the European Union and NATO on Ukraine's security guarantees, Europe's post-war security architecture and reconstruction investment. President Donald Trump campaigned on ending the war within 24 hours of taking office.
Kernpunkte:
- Trilateral talks between the United States, Russia und Ukraine werden nächste Woche in Abu Dhabi wieder aufgenommen.
- U.S.-Gesandter Steve Witkoff sagte, die Gespräche seien für den 10. und 11. November in der Hauptstadt der Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate angesetzt.
- Die Gespräche sollen sich auf Sicherheitsvereinbarungen nach dem Krieg, Deeskalation, humanitäre Hilfe und nächste Schritte hin zum Frieden konzentrieren.
Quelle: UPI (Englisch)