Kremlin Calls Abu Dhabi Talks Constructive, Says Major Work Remains
Kremlin says Abu Dhabi talks with U.S. and Ukraine were constructive but yielded no breakthrough and more negotiations are planned.
ABC NewsTalks with US and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi were constructive but major challenges remain, Kremlin says
Boston HeraldTalks with US and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi were constructive but major challenges remain, Kremlin says
New York Daily NewsTalks with US and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi were constructive but major challenges remain, Kremlin says
Associated PressTalks with US and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi were constructive but major challenges remain, Kremlin says
Overview
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists on Jan. 24 that talks in Abu Dhabi between envoys from Ukraine, Russia and the United States were constructive but produced no major breakthrough, and negotiators will meet again on Feb. 1.
The talks on Jan. 23-24 are part of a yearlong U.S. effort led by envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to broker a settlement to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which began with the Feb. 2022 full-scale invasion and followed Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea.
U.S. President Donald Trump has set deadlines for a deal and threatened additional sanctions on Moscow, while Russian President Vladimir Putin reiterated demands that Ukrainian forces withdraw from territories Moscow annexed, according to Kremlin statements.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Jan. 24 in Vilnius that a U.S. security guarantees document for Ukraine is "100% ready" and will go to the U.S. Congress and the Ukrainian parliament for ratification once a signing date is set, officials confirmed.
Russian Defense Ministry said on Jan. 24 that its air defenses downed 40 Ukrainian drones late Jan. 23-24 and local Krasnodar officials reported damage at two industrial plants in Slavyansk, while Ukraine's general staff disputed that account and said an oil refinery in the Krasnodar region was targeted by Ukrainian forces.
Analysis
Center-leaning sources frame the talks as cautiously optimistic yet stalled: editorial choices emphasize Kremlin and Kyiv characterizations ("constructive" talks) while juxtaposing battlefield hardship and territorial impasse. Language like "no major breakthrough" and "grinding war of attrition," plus selection and placement of official statements, creates a narrative of guarded progress.