‘When you have no electricity, water, or heating, every day matters’: Ukraine wants to move up trilateral talks with Russia and the U.S. by a week

Ukraine is urging to advance the three-way talks between its nation and the United States along with Russia by a week, according to sources. The previously reported midpoint of November for the negotiations in Abu Dhabi has been pushed up by the Ukrainian delegation, as reported by Ukrainska Pravda. U.S. officials accepted the change in timing but were initially uncertain as to why Ukraine felt the urgency, according to sources cited by Ukrainska Pravda.

The Ukrainian source emphasized that while the week may seem insignificant now, it is crucial as the winter approaches when basic necessities like electricity, water, and heating become scarce. As of October 25, Russia had not confirmed the revised start date for the talks, as per Ukrainska Pravda. The Russian presidential aide, Yuri Ushakov, had earlier noted that the three-way discussions would commence in mid-November, a week following the U.S. midterm elections.

The exact date and location of the rescheduled talks have not been officially announced yet. Ukraine sees this move as a minimum success that U.S. President’s special envoy Steve Witkoff achieved, securing Russia’s consent to resume negotiations before the arrival of spring, as reported by Ukrainska Pravda. Ukrainian negotiators are not anticipating an immediate breakthrough and believe several rounds of discussions will be necessary to reach tangible agreements.

A source quoted by Ukrainska Pravda suggested that a peace agreement might be formed before the New Year, although he doubted Russia's willingness to accept such an outcome. The Meduza newsroom assures readers that this story was meticulously written and translated by a human journalist, with AI tools employed in the translation process to uphold the outlet's high journalistic standards.

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