Ukrainian and Russian negotiators are meeting in Abu Dhabi for a second day of talks mediated by the United States, with the outcome still unknown. The discussions are being followed as a live update, and developments are still unfolding.
The central element of Washington's effort is a proposal for a « new » security framework, which the United States announced on the first day of the talks. The notes available describe the framework only as a US call for new arrangements; they do not set out its substance, its terms, or which commitments it would ask each side to make.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he is satisfied with shifts in the approach of the US mediators. He did not specify what those changes are, leaving open how far the American position has moved since earlier rounds.
What the Russian side has made of the US proposal has not been reported. Nor has it been established whether the Abu Dhabi round will produce any agreement, and the second day of talks, scheduled for Wednesday, is expected to show how the two delegations respond to the framework.
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