US representatives are putting pressure on Russia to agree to Europe's participation in the next round of peace talks. Politico writes about this with reference to American officials.
According to them, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff want today's tripartite meeting of the US, Russia and Ukraine in the United Arab Emirates to be the last without the full participation of the Europeans.
These days officials of several European countries, representatives of the European Commission and NATO are in Abu Dhabi. Due to Russia's opposition, they are not participating in the main negotiations. However, in the morning there was a separate meeting with Ukraine and the USA, dedicated to security guarantees and conditions for ending the war.
During the meeting, the parties agreed that any peace agreement should respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine and provide reliable security guarantees. At the same time, NATO will remain the basis for the collective defense of the Euro-Atlantic region.
According to Politico, the first day of the negotiations in Abu Dhabi is devoted to security guarantees for Ukraine and the future European security system, and the second to territorial issues.