Russia, Ukraine Back Around Negotiating Table for Second Round of Trilateral Talks

Trilateral talks between Ukraine, Russia, and the United States have resumed for a second session in Abu Dhabi, but the fundamental negotiating positions of Kyiv and Moscow, which have prevented progress in previous attempts, remain essentially unchanged.

Delegates from Ukraine, Russia, and the United States met in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Wednesday morning for a fresh round of Ukraine war peace talks. The last series was held in the same city on January 23rd and 24th, and while all parties seemed to agree they had been constructive, no serious progress was publicly stated to have emerged.

Both the U.S. and Ukraine have previously expressed that real answers are unlikely to emerge until there are leaders’ talks between Ukraine and Russia, given