Western consultations on the future of Ukraine and Russia confirm its participation in the Abu Dhabi meeting
Russia's participation in trilateral peace talks in Abu Dhabi with Ukraine and the United States, while Melania Trump hosts representatives in Washington, and Russian attacks on Ukraine continue.
Translated by Qiyas from الجريدة — Original source
The Kremlin confirmed today that Russia will participate in three-way peace talks with Ukraine and the United States in Abu Dhabi next week, while representatives of the European Union, the United States, and Ukraine are holding a meeting in Brussels today to discuss Ukraine’s post-war reconstruction and prosperity.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, speaking at a telephone conference, said that Vladimir Medinsky, one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aides, will serve as Moscow’s chief negotiator in these talks.
U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said yesterday that the United States would bring together delegations from Ukraine and Russia in the UAE capital to discuss post-war security agreements and de-escalation. The last U.S.-brokered peace talks took place last February, before the United States and Israel launched a war against Iran.
The White House announced today that First Lady Melania Trump will host representatives from Russia and Ukraine in Washington, without specifying a date for the meeting or providing further details about the participants.
In a statement, it said the meeting between parties from the two warring countries would take place at the White House and would represent “an exceptional moment in American history.”
Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Berlin today on an unannounced visit, carrying several urgent demands related to air defense, energy supplies, and talks with Russia and the United States.
A spokesperson for the European Commission said today that representatives of the European Union, the United States, and Ukraine would meet in Brussels on Wednesday to discuss Ukraine’s post-war reconstruction and prosperity.
Despite the move toward negotiations, military attacks continued. Russia launched a new large-scale attack on Ukraine during the night of Monday–Tuesday, firing ballistic and cruise missiles and combat drones, which resulted in at least 73 people being injured in one strike that targeted a hospital in the eastern city of Kharkiv.
