Moscow wants Europe OUT: Russia, Ukraine and US conclude first day of Abu Dhabi talks

Russia, Ukraine and the United States concluded the first day of trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, on Tuesday after nearly four hours of discussions.

The talks are set to continue on Wednesday.

The talks are the first trilateral meeting among the three countries since February.

Speaking from Paris on the sidelines of a G7 meeting, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio also said the format should eventually expand to include European voices, acknowledging that Europeans “are a part of solving this problem for the long term”.

Ahead of the trilateral talks, the Ukrainian team met with representatives of Britain, France, Germany and Italy, as well as officials from NATO and the European Commission.

The meeting was also attended by U.S. special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.

However, Moscow pushed back sharply on the European presence.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov reiterated that Moscow would not accept a temporary ceasefire as it would only give the Ukrainian military a break.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky later says that he is "happy" to see a change in the approach by US mediators.

Zelensky added that the talks would continue Wednesday, stressing that the main goal was to "truly bring peace closer."


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