Follow-Up: Russia-U.S.-Ukraine Talks End Second Day in Abu Dhabi With No Ceasefire; Lavrov Rejects European Framework
The trilateral talks between Russia, the United States and Ukraine concluded their second day in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, on November 11 without a ceasefire agreement. Russia rejected a ceasefire framework put forward by European governments, and the Kremlin said its delegation had no contact with European representatives in Abu Dhabi and planned none; no date has been set for a further round.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on November 11 that European governments were trying to impose their own conditions on Russia and that Moscow would not accept them. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters the same day that President Vladimir Putin was being briefed constantly on the talks, and that Russia was willing to continue discussions at a technical level, including on humanitarian issues.
The one concrete arrangement to emerge from the first day concerned prisoners of war. Ukrainian delegation sources said the sides had agreed to carry out a large-scale prisoner exchange in the near future with the facilitation of the International Committee of the Red Cross, with the parameters to be set at a follow-on technical session. Speaking in Copenhagen on the evening of November 10, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the exchange could involve 1,000 for 1,000 or 1,500 for 1,500 prisoners.
A European team was also in Abu Dhabi but did not enter the trilateral negotiating room. With positions on ceasefire terms still far apart, the talks are more likely in the short term to advance on specific items such as prisoner exchanges.
Related: Follow-Up: Abu Dhabi Trilateral Talks Run Nearly Four Hours on Day One, Continue on the 11th
Source: Reuters
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