LONDON -- American, Ukrainian and Russian representatives gathered again in the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday for the next round of trilateral talks regarding a possible end to Moscow's full-scale invasion of its neighbor, the fourth anniversary of which will come later this month.The talks in Abu Dhabi are expected to run until Thursday.The negotiations are the second instalment of the trilateral format, the first also having been held in Abu Dhabi last month. Both Moscow and Kyiv described the first round of trilateral talks as constructive, but key areas of disagreement remain.Among them are the fate of Ukraine's eastern Donbas region, which Russia has partially occupied and from which Moscow is demanding a full Ukrainian military withdrawal -- a proposal rejected by Kyiv.Control of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in southern Ukraine -- occupied by Moscow's forces since March 2022 -- is also an important point of discussion.In this image made from video provided by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Feb.
4, 2026, Russian rocket artillery fires toward Ukrainian positions at an undisclosed location in Ukraine.APRussia hits Ukraine energy targets with hundreds of drones, missiles, ahead of talksAnother unresolved issue is the nature of post-war Western security guarantees for Ukraine, without which Kyiv says Moscow will be able to launch a new round of aggression in the future.The binding involvement of American forces in those security guarantees is a key Ukrainian demand.Russia has consistently said it will not accept the deployment of any NATO troops in Ukraine post-war.
But following talks with U.S.President Donald Trump's peace envoy Steve Witkoff over the weekend, Russian negotiator Kirill Dmitriev said, "Some security guarantees in some form may be acceptable."Rustem Umerov, the secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council and the leader of Kyiv's delegation, said in a post to Telegram on Wednesday that the latest round of ...