“According to Sky News, it is not known whether the tripartite meeting will take place in Abu Dhabi because it is not known whether Russia will agree to such a format.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: Sky News
Details: The publication notes that the tripartite meeting scheduled for Friday could become an unprecedented event, as for the first time Russians, Ukrainians and Americans will gather at the negotiating table.
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The publication adds that it is currently unknown “what will be discussed and at what level.”
The publication reminds that US envoy Steve Witkoff first mentioned the negotiations in Davos on Thursday morning. He said he and Jared Kushner would travel to the UAE directly from Moscow in the evening for meetings with working groups from both sides on specific aspects of the peace plan, including military-to-military issues.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyi mentioned the negotiations in his speech. He said that they will pass at the “technical level”. But Kyiv later announced that it would send its best team, including chief negotiator Rustem Umyerov, as well as the head of Zelensky’s administration, Kirill Budanov.
Literally from the publication: “The participation of such high-ranking persons may indicate that the meeting has gained more importance than originally planned. Perhaps something changed during the day, perhaps during the meeting between Zelenskyi and Trump.
On the other hand, it could just be a signal from Kyiv – an attempt to show the White House how ready they are to reach an agreement, and also an attempt to demonstrate to Vladimir Putin.”
Details: Sky News writes that Moscow has not yet responded, so it is unclear whether the Russians have agreed to a three-way meeting. and adds that Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin usually “does not respond to the demands of others.”
The publication adds that “refusing the meeting at the last moment” would look negative, so it is expected that “the Russians will appear in Abu Dhabi, but perhaps not in full force.”
What preceded: Zelensky said that the Ukrainian side will be represented at the tripartite meeting in the UAE on January 23-24 by the Secretary of the National Security Council Rustem Umyerov, the head of the OP Kyrylo Budanov, the first deputy head of the OP Serhiy Kyslytsia, the head of the “Servant of the People” faction Davyd Arakhamiya and the chief of the General Staff Andriy Hnatov.
In the evening of January 22, talks between the Russian leader Vladimir Putin and the special representative of the American president Steven Witkoff began in the Kremlin.