US, Ukraine and Russia delegations head to Abu Dhabi for first trilateral talks

Kremlin repeats demand that Kyiv must withdraw from the Donbas region and renounce ambition to join NatoEurope live – latest updatesUkraine, Russia and the US are to hold three-way talks in Abu Dhabi, marking the first time the three countries have sat down together since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022.The meeting was confirmed in the early hours of Friday morning after talks at the Kremlin between the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, the US envoy, Steve Witkoff, and Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner. The Kremlin’s diplomatic adviser, Yuri Ushakov, told reporters those talks were “useful in every respect”, adding that it was “agreed that the first meeting of a trilateral working group on security issues will take place today in Abu Dhabi”. Continue reading...