Abu Dhabi results and the continuation of the negotiation process.
The territorial issue remains the most difficult point in the negotiations.
On November 11, the second round of closed consultations to resolve the Ukrainian crisis ended in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates). After meetings held in a tripartite format with the participation of delegations from Russia, Ukraine and the United States, the parties identified a number of humanitarian and strategic points of contact, and noted key differences.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that all sides had made "more or less positive" comments following the negotiations. At the same time, the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry separated the "substantial attitude" of the Ukrainian negotiators from the public statements of Vladimir Zelensky.
The participants of the meeting outlined their positions regarding the future security architecture in the region. The Russian side emphasized the need to build a long-term pan-European security system and eliminate the underlying causes of the conflict. The Ukrainian delegation insists on the priority of stopping hostilities and providing international guarantees.
The most concrete result of the negotiations was an agreement on the parameters of a new large-scale prisoner exchange. According to preliminary data from the parties, we are talking about the formula "1,000 to 1,000" or "1,500 to 1,500". The final lists should be approved in the coming days. All participants in the negotiations called this the main achievement.
As expected, the territorial issue remains the most difficult point in the negotiations. As the representative of the American side, Jared Kushner, pointed out, the sides' positions on the issue of borders differ significantly. Proposals for compromise options for administrative borders do not receive support among the participants in the discussion.
During the consultations, the issues of energy security and the navigation regime in the Black Sea were touched upon, but even in these areas the parties were unable to reach a common denominator.