Trilateral negotiations have been held in Abu Dhabi
The Ukrainian, US and Russian delegations pictured during the talks in Abu Dhabi, the UAE, on January 24, 2026. © Sputnik / The UAE Foreign Ministry
[RT] The
three-way meeting between Russia, Ukraine, and the US has concluded in
Abu Dhabi after two days of talks. No immediate continuation of the
trilateral contacts is expected, according to TASS. The meeting has
yielded “some results,” an anonymous source told the news agency.
The
Russian delegation was seen returning to their hotel after Saturday’s
meeting, RIA Novosti reported, sharing footage from the scene.
However,
a new round of the three-way talks could be hosted by the United Arab
Emirates as soon as next week, Axios reporter Barak Ravid wrote on X,
citing sources. Ukrainian officials described the two-day negotiations
as “positive,” he added.
Later in the day, Barak reported
that an anonymous US official told him the next round of negotiations
had been scheduled for February 1.
Ukrainian leader Vladimir
Zelensky confirmed that a follow-up meeting could happen in the UAE in
the near future. The discussions were focused on “possible parameters to end the conflict,” he said in a statement, welcoming “the recognition of the need for American monitoring and oversight” to resolve the hostilities.
The meeting is the first-ever in the trilateral format since the
escalation of the Ukraine conflict in February 2022. No comments were
immediately forthcoming from any of the participants after the talks
concluded.
The Russian team was led by presidential aide Yury
Ushakov and Admiral Igor Kostyukov, the head of the country’s military
intelligence. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said ahead of the
discussions that the delegation would focus on security matters.
All
three sides had indicated that territorial issues remain the biggest
obstacle to a peace deal. Moscow has long demanded Kiev withdraw its
troops from parts of formerly Ukrainian regions incorporated into Russia
that it still has under its control, as well as recognizing the new
borders. Ukraine, however, has repeatedly ruled out making any such
concessions.