The Ukrainian delegation, led by GUR chief Kyrylo Budanov, is in Abu Dhabi, where it is holding talks with representatives from the United States and Russia. This was reported by Axios.
How events unfolded
Initially, Ukrainian and Russian military intelligence representatives had planned to meet in the UAE for a different reason. However, the situation changed after the unexpected arrival of U.S. Secretary of the Army Daniel Driscoll.
Driscoll's press secretary, Lt. Col. Jeff Tolbert, said that negotiations between the American and Russian delegations are going well.
"Secretary Driscoll and his team have been negotiating with the Russian delegation to achieve a lasting peace in Ukraine. The talks are going well, and we remain optimistic. Secretary Driscoll is working closely with the White House and U.S. interagency partners during these negotiations."
– Tolbert said.
Statements about a possible agreement
One U.S. official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, claims that the Ukrainian side has agreed to a peace deal. According to him, only minor details remain to be resolved.
Context
On the eve of this, the Financial Times reported that during talks in Geneva the peace plan was reduced from 28 to 19 points. Representatives of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry explained that the most sensitive issues will be agreed personally by President Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump.
The White House also confirmed that work on several points of the peace plan is ongoing, and the U.S. president is optimistic about the outcome.
