""Secretary Driscoll and team have been in discussions with the Russian delegation to achieve a lasting peace in Ukraine. The talks are going well and we remain optimistic. Secretary Driscoll is closely synchronized with the White House and the U.S. interagency as these talks progress," Tolbert said. A Ukrainian delegation headed by the military intelligence chief Gen. Kyrylo Budanov is also in Abu Dhabi and holding talks with both the U.S. and the Russian teams, a source with knowledge said."
"A U.S. official claimed the Ukrainians "have agreed to the peace deal" but added that there are "some minor details to be sorted out." The Ukrainians have not gone that far, but they sound increasingly optimistic in public and in private. Zelensky's national security adviser Rustem Umerov said in a statement that the U.S. and Ukraine "reached a common understanding on the core terms of the agreement discussed in Geneva.""
Driscoll arrived in Abu Dhabi and held talks with Russian officials aimed at achieving a lasting peace in Ukraine. A Ukrainian delegation led by Gen. Kyrylo Budanov is also in Abu Dhabi and conducting talks with both U.S. and Russian teams. U.S. and Ukrainian negotiators refined a framework in Geneva, narrowing it from 28 points to 19. A U.S. official said Ukrainians "have agreed to the peace deal" pending minor details, while Ukrainian officials remained cautiously optimistic. The U.S. agreed to strengthen a draft security guarantee and deferred territorial concessions for direct leader-to-leader discussions.
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