According to Zelensky, Ukraine must be at the table before Washington, Moscow and Beijing discuss the global security order. Kiev is pushing for US-Russia-Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi, warning that Putin could use the talks to seek limits on NATO's presence in Europe. A reported demand to return NATO to its 1997 positions has not been confirmed as an official Russian position.

According to Zelensky, Ukraine must be at the table before Washington, Moscow and Beijing discuss the global security order. Kiev is pushing for US-Russia-Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi, warning that Putin could use the talks to seek limits on NATO's presence in Europe. A reported demand to return NATO to its 1997 positions has not been confirmed as an official Russian position.