ABU DHABI: The much trumpeted first 3-way peace parleys between Russia, Ukraine and USA to end the 4-year old war, concluded on Saturday (24th January, 2026) sans proclamation of a breakthrough.
ABU DHABI: UAE-hosted Tri-lateral talks’ top negotiators from Russia, Ukraine and USA were received by President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
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According to the chief negotiator of Ukraine Rustem Umerov, during the 2-day rendezvous, participants of the talks concentrated on, “the parameters for ending Russia’s war and the further logic of the negotiation process.” Taking to the X Zelenskyy too stated that the, “central focus of the discussions was the possible parameters for ending the war.”
During the 2-day trilateral negotiations, Russian sorties killed one and injured many, besides damaging Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. Kyiv attacked an ambulance in its territory under Moscow control, killing 3 medics, besides conducting a missile attack on Belgorod energy infrastructure. Yet, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US negotiators are positive that the second round of talks will take place towards the end of January or beginning of February, 2026.
It may be recalled that US President Donald Trump had set 27th Nov, 2025 a deadline for Kyiv to approve his plan, which included:
i) Ukraine ceding territory ;
ii) Ukraine reducing the size of its army; and
iii) Ukraine pledging never to join NATO.
European allies of Ukraine, who were never consulted apropos drafting of the Trumpian Plan, hold that it requires additional work. President Zelensky stated: “In the coming days, consultations will take place with partners regarding the steps needed to end the war. Our representatives know how to defend Ukraine’s national interests and what is necessary to prevent Russia from launching a third invasion.”
Russia received bodies of 24 soldiers from Kyiv and returned 1000 corpses of Ukrainian servicemen on 18th Sept, 2025. It is pertinent to mention here that since 2022, when the war commenced between Moscow and Kyiv, tens of thousands of soldiers lost their lives. In this dismal milieu, exchange of POWs and bodies of the slain soldiers are the only instances of cooperation that have been observed by Media personnel covering the war.
Rejecting the plan of foreign troops’ deployment in Ukraine under the umbrella of post-truce security guarantee, Vladimir Putin has warned on 5th Sept that foreign troops would be a legitimate target of Russian military. “If some troops appear there, especially now during the fighting, we proceed from the premise that they will be legitimate targets,” Putin forewarned. “If decisions are reached that lead to peace, to long-term peace, then I simply do not see any sense in their presence on the territory of Ukraine.”
On 3rd of August the Mayor of Sochi had reported that the massive oil depot fire, caused by a Ukrainian drone attack overnight, had been put off on 3rd of August, 2025. Furthermore, the governor of Krasnodar region has informed that the incendie commenced when the fuel tank was hit by the Ukrainian drone’s debris. However, the blaze was contained by 127 firefighters. Meanwhile, the flights remained suspended for a while at the nearby airport.
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