Russia keeps up demands for Ukraine land as three-way talks begin in UAE

Moscow says prior talks with Washington ‘useful in every respect’ and repeats call for Ukraine to exit DonbasEurope live – latest updatesUkraine, Russia and the US have begun three-way talks for the first time since Russia’s full-scale military invasion began in Feb. 2022; but with the Kremlin maintaining its maximalist demands for Ukrainian territory, it was unclear whether Donald Trump can broker a ceasefire even by putting heavy pressure on US ally Ukraine.The talks in Abu Dhabi on Friday marked the highest-level known summit between the three sides since the beginning of the war, and came as Trump’s demands to take over Greenland have strained tensions among Ukraine’s western allies as Kyiv endures a brutal winter with much of its civilian energy infrastructure damaged by Russian attacks. Continue reading...