Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump officials say three-way talks with Kyiv and Moscow will continue this week
Trilateral peace talks between Ukraine, Russia and the US are expected to continue this week, according to US officials.
Two-day talks held in Abu Dhabi last week were dubbed “constructive” by Kyiv, as President Volodymyr Zelensky said that a US security agreement for Ukraine was “100 per cent ready” to be signed.
A US official told reporters on Saturday that “a lot of progress” had been made and discussions would continue this Sunday (1 February).
“For us, security guarantees are first and foremost guarantees of security from the United States,” Mr Zelensky told reporters during a visit to Lithuania on Sunday.
“The document is 100 per cent ready, and we are waiting for our partners to confirm the date and place when we will sign it.”
Once the agreement is signed, it will go to the US Congress and Ukrainian parliament to be ratified. Mr Zelensky continued to appeal for military support from allies as hundreds of buildings in Kyiv continued to struggle without heating after Russian strikes over the weekend.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said the discussions had been “constructive” so far but that Moscow’s demands on territory remained the same.
