Two-day negotiations between Russia, the USA and Ukraine ended in Abu Dhabi - the parties agreed on a large-scale exchange of prisoners and future contacts. The last time the delegations met was in February and with a less representative composition. The negotiations themselves lasted more than six hours.
The main practical result was an agreement on a prisoner exchange, which may turn out to be the biggest in the entire conflict. The final parameters will be agreed on November 12. At the same time there was no breakthrough on the territorial issue and the terms of the ceasefire. A significant part of the negotiations was devoted to security guarantees for Ukraine and the future European security system.
A separate point of contention was Europe's participation in the negotiations. The representatives of the European Union, France, Germany and Great Britain arrived in Abu Dhabi, but communicated only with Americans and Ukrainians. Washington hopes to expand the format to include Europeans in the post-war security debate. Kushner intends to coordinate this personally with Vladimir Putin tomorrow.
On November 12, US negotiators will travel to Moscow, and then fly to Dublin to meet with Vladimir Zelensky. Witkoff and Kushner will discuss the proposals drawn up in Abu Dhabi and prepare the next round.