"Ukraine, the US and Russia are meeting in the United Arab Emirates for their first trilateral talks aimed at finding options for bringing the Russia-Ukraine war to an end. Previously the sides had discussed peace proposals separately, holding bilateral meetings with US representatives. This is the first time they will sit at the same table. According to the US President's special envoy Steve Witkoff, the agenda in the UAE will have two key tracks: security and economic issues. At the World Economic Forum in Davos, he voiced optimism about the outcome of the talks."
"Immediately after Davos, Witkoff traveled to Moscow with Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and Josh Gruenbaum,head of the US Federal Acquisition Service, which the procurement arm for US federal agencies. The trio met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and his aides. Following that meeting, Putin's aide Yuri Ushakov said that "it was once again stated that without resolving the territorial issue according to the formula agreed in Anchorage, one should not expect to achieve a long-term settlement." He didn't spell out what exactly this "formula" entails."
Ukraine, the US and Russia are meeting in the United Arab Emirates for their first trilateral talks aimed at finding options to end the Russia-Ukraine war. The UAE agenda focuses on two key tracks: security and economic issues. US special envoy Steve Witkoff led US engagement, meeting in Davos and then traveling to Moscow with Jared Kushner and Josh Gruenbaum before proceeding to Abu Dhabi. Russian officials stress that resolving the territorial issue according to a formula agreed in Anchorage is necessary for a long-term settlement. Russia's team includes military intelligence chief Igor Kostyukov. Ukraine's delegation is led by Rustem Umerov and includes senior security and parliamentary figures. Separate economic talks are planned between Witkoff and Kirill Dmitriev.
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