Ukraine Peace Talks Resume As Russia, Kyiv Show ‘Some Flexibility,’ US Officials Say.
Trilateral talks involving Ukraine, Russia and the United States aimed at ending the war in Ukraine have resumed in Abu Dhabi, with US officials saying both sides have privately shown some flexibility over the disputed eastern territories.
The discussions come amid continuing disagreements over the future of Ukraine’s Donetsk region, which is largely occupied by Russia, and the security arrangements that would govern both countries after the war.
A US official said Moscow and Kyiv had shown “a little bit of flexibility, privately” on territorial control, although neither side had publicly withdrawn its demands.
“They will not solve the Donetsk issue and the territorial issue until they know what the security architecture is going to be after the war.” Jared Kushner, US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and a member of the American delegation alongside special envoy Steve Witkoff, said the discussions would focus on addressing the postwar security concerns of both countries. “An important part of this process is encouraging all parties to begin thinking seriously about what comes after the war,” Kushner wrote on X. Russia wants Ukraine to surrender the remaining parts of Donetsk under its control, while Kyiv wants to freeze the current front line to retain those territories, which it considers important to its future security. The US official said neither issue could be resolved independently of an agreement on postwar security arrangements.
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