U.S. sees Kyiv and Moscow being ‘flexible’ on territorial issues — report
Ukraine and Russia are privately showing “some flexibility” over a possible exchange of territory, a U.S. official told reporters at a briefing ahead of talks in Abu Dhabi, Reuters reported on Nov. 9.
U.S. officials have reported that both Ukraine and Russia are demonstrating "some flexibility" on territorial issues during private discussions, according to a Reuters briefing ahead of talks in Abu Dhabi. While publicly, Ukraine aims to restore its pre-invasion borders and Russia's President Vladimir Putin seeks to retain the entire Donbas region, the official stated that private talks have revealed potential for compromise.
Agreements on territory are expected to be discussed at the end of negotiations, after other issues such as the postwar security architecture have been resolved. The main focus of the Abu Dhabi talks will be security guarantees for Ukraine, including options modeled on NATO's Article 5. U.S. Special Envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are among the delegation expected to attend.
The U.S. is cautiously optimistic, though acknowledges the negotiations will be time-consuming. U.S. officials expressed hope that Russia has shown a genuine desire to end the war, a sentiment not previously seen in previous discussions. The trilateral talks involving Ukraine, the United States, and Russia are scheduled for November 10-11, marking the first such meeting since February.
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