First day of Russia-US-Ukraine trilateral talks concludes

Russia, the US and Ukraine wrapped up the first day of talks in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday and negotiations would resume on Wednesday. The discussions focused on topics such as prisoner releases, humanitarian measures, security guarantees for Ukraine and the foundations for ensuring these guarantees function over the long term, as well as steps to de-escalate the conflict.

The talks are the first trilateral meeting among the three countries since February. In a post released on Tuesday on X, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the trilateral talks were “constructive and quite substantive.”