US mediators head to Moscow after Abu Dhabi talks on Ukraine
US mediators head to Moscow after trilateral Ukraine peace talks conclude in Abu Dhabi.
Following the conclusion of two-day trilateral discussions in Abu Dhabi, American envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are travelling to Moscow to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin before holding talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Dublin. Zelensky remarked that a diplomatic "window of opportunity" remains to secure progress before year-end.
During negotiations, Russian delegates reportedly reintroduced demands for NATO to withdraw forces to positions held in 1997. Concurrently, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reiterated that Moscow rejects European calls for an immediate ceasefire. Ukrainian negotiator Rustem Umerov conducted parallel discussions with NATO officials and E4 representatives to maintain European alignment.
Separately, leaked data allegedly extracted from Russia's Rosstat agency by Ukrainian and Belarusian hackers indicates Russian military deaths have reached 412,576.
Sources: ANSA, Corriere della Sera, Il Messaggero, La Repubblica
Sources
- ANSA — 'La Russia ha registrato la morte di 400.000 uomini nella guerra in Ucraina', secondo dati rubati dagli hacker
- Corriere della Sera — Guerra Ucraina-Russia, le notizie in diretta | Concluso ad Abu Dhabi il primo giorno di negoziati con gli Usa, proseguiranno domani. Lavrov: «Non accetteremo le richieste europee di tregua immediata in Ucraina»
- La Repubblica — Guerra Ucraina - Russia, le news di oggi. Zelensky: “Finestra di opportunità per progressi entro fine anno”
- Il Messaggero — Ucraina, il Nyt: Mosca ha chiesto ritorno a posizioni occupate nel 1997. Il documento fatto circolare dai funzionari russi
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