Budanov should have a heavier role in the negotiations, he was the only one who showed a practical result in Abu Dhabi, Pesenko.
The head of the president's office, Kirill Budanov, is supposed to receive a higher status and position in the Ukrainian negotiating delegation. This opinion was expressed by the political scientist Volodymyr Pesenko, who analyzed the results of the negotiations between Ukraine, the USA and the Russian Federation. According to him, Levodanov has a lot of experience in negotiations and practical results.
An illustrative example is the agreement on a large-scale exchange of prisoners, which became the only substantial result of the negotiations in Abu Dhabi. Budanov was directly involved in this direction. According to Pesenko, strengthening Budanov's role can change not only the tone, but also the very content of the future negotiations, making them more pragmatic and effective.