Ukraine and Russia Return to the Table in Abu Dhabi With U.S. Mediation

Ukrainian and Russian delegations are negotiating again for the first time since February, in talks in Abu Dhabi mediated by the United States ^[3].

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called the first day of the trilateral talks "constructive and quite substantive," the New York Post reports ^[1].

A U.S. official said both sides have privately shown some flexibility on territory, even though their public positions haven't changed, according to Townhall ^[4]. Brussels Signal also reports a new willingness on both sides to discuss territorial compromises ^[5].

Europe is struggling for a seat at the table. The Washington Examiner reports that a European delegation led by Bjoern Seibert, chief of cabinet for the European Commission, arrived in the United Arab Emirates, and that the Russian side told the Europeans to wait in the hotel ^[2].

After years of bloodshed, Americans and Ukrainians alike are praying these talks bring a lasting peace.