Lavrov on peace talks: There is still long way to go ahead. VIDEO

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, commenting on peace talks, said there is still "a long way to go" ahead.

He made this statement in an interview with Russian media, Censor.NET reports.

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"We must not fall into some kind of enthusiastic perception of what is happening, that President Trump has put the Europeans in their place, has put Zelenskyy in his place, and is demanding that they comply.

Everything is very good if we want to achieve peace in Ukraine, but so far, we are not there yet. The talks are ongoing, the second round took place in Abu Dhabi, and there is still a long way to go ahead," he noted.

Peace talks in the UAE

Earlier, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that Ukraine, the United States and Russia are to hold trilateral talks in the UAE.
Yuri Ushakov, an aide to the Russian dictator, confirmed the participation of the Russian delegation in a trilateral meeting in Abu Dhabi (UAE) on Friday, January 23.
Zelenskyy approved the composition of the Ukrainian delegation.
According to Zelenskyy, the issue of Donbas will be key at the meeting in Abu Dhabi.
According to media reports, no compromise was reached at the talks in Abu Dhabi. The US and Russia are putting pressure on Ukraine.
On Saturday, 24 January, the second round of negotiations between representatives of Ukraine, the US, and Russia took place in Abu Dhabi.
The next trilateral meetings within the peace talks will take place in Abu Dhabi on February 4 and 5.
US President’s special envoy Steve Witkoff said the delegations of Ukraine, Russia, and the United States had reached an agreement on an exchange of 314 prisoners. This is the first such exchange in five months.