Trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi yield no territorial concessions from Moscow

Trilateral peace talks in Abu Dhabi ended without a territorial compromise as Russia asserted its claims while continuing strikes on Ukraine's energy grid.
Trilateral negotiations involving delegations from Ukraine, Russia, and the United States concluded in Abu Dhabi without a territorial compromise. The two-day meeting addressed potential ceasefires, security guarantees, and territorial disputes. Chief Russian negotiator Vladimir Medinsky reaffirmed Moscow's stance, stating that "every inch of Russian land will be recovered, one way or another," while dismissing European diplomatic expectations.
During the sessions, Russian diplomats introduced a proposal offering bilateral non-aggression treaties to select NATO member states as part of a revised European security architecture.
Concurrently, Russian military strikes targeted Ukrainian energy infrastructure. Nighttime attacks involving over 160 aerial weapons severed power supplies for hundreds of thousands of households in the Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv regions.
Sources: Adevărul, HotNews, Moldova1, TV8, Ziarul de Gardă.
Sources
- HotNews — Rusia lovește fără oprire infrastructura energetică a Ucrainei. Probleme mari în două regiuni după noile atacuri
- Moldova1 — Negocierile pentru pacea din Ucraina, reluate. Teritoriile și garanțiile de securitate, pe agendă
- TV8 — /LIVE TEXT/ Război în Ucraina, ziua 1721: Atacuri, victorii false și alerta lui Zelenski. Primele imagini de la întâlnirea Rusia-SUA-Ucraina
- Adevărul — Noua manevră a lui Putin la negocierile pentru pacea din Ucraina din Abu Dhabi. Rusia propune acorduri de neagresiune cu unele state NATO
- Ziarul de Gardă — Rusia a anunțat că va prelua întregul teritoriu din Ucraina pe care îl consideră rusesc și nu va ceda nici măcar un centimetru
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