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Budanov to lead Ukrainian delegation at talks with US and Russia in Abu Dhabi, - CBS News
Head of the Presidential Office Kyrylo Budanov will lead the Ukrainian delegation at US-mediated trilateral talks with Russia, scheduled for November 10–11 in Abu Dhabi.
He said this in an interview with CBS News, Censor.NET reports.
What is known?
The trilateral talks are due to take place next week. According to CBS News, Budanov does not expect a major breakthrough but sees the Ukrainian and Russian delegations’ agreement to meet in person as a sign of progress in itself.
Budanov stressed that this round would not be the last. The parties will discuss their willingness to end the war. According to him, the participants’ military experience could help them discuss the technical details of a possible ceasefire.
Background
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held talks on November 4 with US special envoy Steve Witkoff and the US president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner ahead of the meeting between Ukraine, the US and Russia in Abu Dhabi.
- Jared Kushner said the United States, together with Ukraine, NATO and European allies, was working on the parameters of a new European security architecture. The initiative covers five key areas and is to be based on respect for states’ sovereignty and their right to choose their own security alliances.
