"A huge Russian drone and missile barrage in the run-up to the talks, pounding Ukraine's energy grid and knocking out power and heating in temperatures far below freezing, threatened to overshadow any chances of progress in the Emirati capital. Each such Russian strike confirms that attitudes in Moscow have not changed: They continue to bet on war and the destruction of Ukraine, and they do not take diplomacy seriously, Zelenskyy said on Tuesday."
"The first round of the meeting was held in the UAE last month, marking the first direct public negotiations between Moscow and Kyiv on a plan proposed by US President Donald Trump's administration to end the conflict Europe's worst since World War II. While the Trump administration has, over the past year, pushed the two sides to find compromises, breaking the deadlock on key issues appears no closer"
Ukrainian and Russian negotiators are meeting for a second US-brokered round of trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi aimed at ending Russia's nearly four-year war. The principal obstacle is the long-term fate of territory in eastern Ukraine that Russia occupies, alongside unresolved security guarantees to prevent future attacks. Russia is demanding Ukrainian troop withdrawals from parts of the Donbas, including fortified, resource-rich cities. A major Russian drone and missile barrage prior to the talks damaged Ukraine's energy grid, cutting power and heating in freezing temperatures. Kyiv accuses Moscow of violating previous agreements and of not taking diplomacy seriously.
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