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UNIANThe head of the Office of the President, Kyrylo Budanov, will lead the Ukrainian delegation at trilateral talks between Ukraine and Russia mediated by the United States, scheduled for 10 and 11 in November in Abu Dhabi. He said this in an interview with CBS News.
He stated that he does not expect a breakthrough at the upcoming talks, but believes that the very fact that the Ukrainian and Russian delegations agreed to meet face-to-face in one room already signals a certain degree of progress.
Budanov also expressed the view that this meeting will not be the last.
"I will repeat it again: these negotiations are not the last and not the final, but we will talk about readiness to end the war that continues. What can be achieved? I will refrain from answering — we will see in a few days", said the head of the OP.
Talks in Abu Dhabi
As UNIAN reported, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky disclosed expectations from the talks in Abu Dhabi. He emphasized that peace for Ukraine after the war should not be merely a word. Peace must be backed by concrete security guarantees, a strong army, and strong funding for Ukraine.
Thus, as the president notes, lasting and stable peace cannot exist without proper assurances.
He said that the first steps should be the introduction of a ceasefire.
Also, despite the trilateral format of Ukraine-United States-Russia, Europe is present in some form. Either at the level of national security advisers who have the ability to meet and have information from the Ukrainian side, or later at the negotiating table.
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