The second round of trilateral talks between Ukraine, the United States and Russia will take place in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), on Wednesday and Thursday, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov announced on Monday.
This statement comes after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that the next round of trilateral talks will be held next week in the UAE.
Peskov said that the mediation of the Ukraine issue is a complex and multi-dimensional process. He said all parties are close to reaching solutions on some issues, but warned that on others they have not yet found common ground.
He added that Russia remains open to negotiations.
Zelensky said in a post on social media platform X on Sunday that Ukraine is seeking steps toward "a real and dignified end to the war" during the talks.
The Ukrainian President also said that Ukraine's negotiating team will depart for the talks on Monday evening.
The first round of trilateral talks aimed at ending the Russia-Ukraine conflict took place on Jan. 23-24 in Abu Dhabi. This marked the first trilateral engagement between the three countries since the escalation of the conflict in February 2022, although no concrete agreement or joint statement was announced following the talks.
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