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Russia and Ukraine discuss prisoners, security guarantees, and postwar future on first day of Abu Dhabi talks
Source: Meduza
- The negotiators met for more than four hours on the first day. Afterward, a second round was confirmed for tomorrow.
- The negotiators themselves made no official comments. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called the first day “constructive and quite substantive,” but said: “It’s hard to deal with the Russians. To put it mildly, they are not our best friends.” U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who did not attend the meeting, said the talks were “very productive” but that “a lot of work” remained. Russian representatives promised to speak to the press tomorrow.
- Sources told Ukrainian media that the talks covered security guarantees, including for Russia, and postwar plans to rebuild Ukraine and develop a new security architecture “amid a crisis of trust.” The two sides also discussed prisoners of war and could announce a large-scale exchange.
- Before the talks began, Russia insisted that they remain confidential. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said of the new security architecture: “We will not discuss any models publicly.”
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