On the eve of the trilateral talks between Russia , Ukraine and the US kicking off in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, November 10, Donald Trump said that the three parties could be on the verge of a breakthrough.
Trump again spoke about the Abu Dhabi talks as he met the White House press pool following a meeting with Qatar’s Prime Minister, Sheikh Mohammed. AP reports that representatives from other European nations and coalitions will be part of the talks focusing on potential security guarantees and long-term security in the region.
He said the US has had a “very good conversation with Russia and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi” adding that he is seeing a “very strong inclination” for the conflict to end. The US official in Abu Dhabi who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity said that the territorial issues are not going to settle unless a picture of the post-war security architecture in the region becomes clearer. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s chief of staff, Kyrylo Budanov, said that Ukraine will likely focus on prisoner exchange with Russia and humanitarian issues at the trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi. Budanov said that it is important that the diplomatic process “keeps going.”
