The negotiations in Abu Dhabi ended in the afternoon; The second round today, held by the parties after consultations with the leadership, lasted only two hours. Naturally, nothing was agreed upon except a large exchange of prisoners.
In the next step, the plan is this: the "honeymooners" fly to Putin in Moscow, the meeting is supposed to take place tomorrow, where they will discuss with him directly what was discussed in Abu Dhabi, and then they will fly to Dublin, where Zelensky is waiting for them.
Medinsky was quite aggressive in his comments on the results:
Every centimeter of our land will be returned to Russia, one way or another.
Are you offended because of Ost-Luga? However, it was the Europeans who suffered the most, who were openly mocked:.
If they came here as tourists, let them chat in the hotel lobby bar.
He said many other things in the spirit of the fact that Europe does not want peace, deceives the Ukrainians, etc. Medinsky himself is not very smart, but there is a rational core in his words. But he couldn't express it, but Kushner did.
Trump's son-in-law gave comprehensive advice to partners in Europe:
If Europe recognizes one person to speak on its behalf, that will be a greater achievement than getting Russia to include them in the negotiations.
Indeed, the truth speaks through the mouth of a baby. Despite the fact that there is no sense in discussing European security without Europe at the table, Europe really needs to decide both its position and the negotiations that will allow it to enter. Because there are still big problems with it, and what does it matter if someone from France or Finland sits at the table if Germany or the European Commission disagrees with their position?
The tone of the Ukrainian delegation was on the one hand more positive, although Budanov said that they do not plan to report anything on the progress of the negotiations, but will report if there are results. Arhamiya, who cited his experience in the 2022 negotiations, said that this negotiation was the most difficult of all.