"Meanwhile, the Kremlin repeated its demand that Kyiv must withdraw its forces from the eastern Donbas region for the war to end, showing it had not dropped its maximalist demands ahead of trilateral talks with the US and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi, AFP reported. Russia's position is well known on the fact that Ukraine, the Ukrainian armed forces, have to leave the territory of the Donbas. They must be withdrawn from there, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, adding: This is a very important condition."
"Share French foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot will travel to Greenland in the coming weeks to show France's support for the territory amid interest from Donald Trump. Speaking on BMF/RMC, he said the date is yet to be confirmed, but Le Figaro speculated the visit could coincide with the opening of the French consulate there on 6 February. Barrot also repeated that France stands behind Denmark and Greenland and insists their sovereignty over the territory is indivisible."
"The US president, Donald Trump, said on Wednesday that Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy would be stupid if they failed to come together and get a deal done. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday, US envoy Steve Witkoff said one major issue remained to be resolved in the negotiations, without saying what it was. Zelenskyy said the future status of land currently occupied by Russia in the east of the country was unresolved but peace proposals were nearly ready."
The Kremlin insisted that Kyiv must withdraw its armed forces from the eastern Donbas region as a condition for ending the war, calling withdrawal a very important condition. France will send foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot to Greenland to demonstrate support amid interest from Donald Trump, with a possible visit coinciding with the opening of a French consulate on 6 February. France affirmed that Denmark and Greenland share indivisible sovereignty over the territory. The Trump administration has actively pursued a peace settlement with envoys shuttling between Kyiv and Moscow. Negotiators acknowledge that the future status of territory occupied by Russia in eastern Ukraine remains the major unresolved issue.
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