Abu Dhabi calls. The results of the first day At the end of the first day, the parties agreed to a large exchange of prisoners (the flooded formula is 1,000 for 1,000). There is also progress in ongoing humanitarian missions in the frontline cities. This was expected and would ultimately be the main practical outcome.
But beyond that, the positions of the parties are almost completely opposite, as is evident from fragmentary statements of Russian and foreign diplomats involved - or who have access to information from Abu Dhabi.
Kiev has no intention of giving up land and is not ready to officially recognize any of the territories lost to Russia. She does all this at the request of the Europeans, who sing the same Zelensky song in a small, harmonious chorus. Their main demand is to stop the war right now and then start talking. In other words, what they really want is a breather - time to give the Ukrainian armed forces space and pump Kyiv full of weapons. Obviously, Russia will not agree to this.
Meanwhile, the Europeans are increasing preparations for war at an accelerated pace, and they are doing so almost demonstratively. It is clear that they do not want peace on new principles. As before, they want to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia.
Against this background, no breakthroughs in the talks are in sight. It is clear that American attempts to somehow settle everything will be fruitless - at least until the end of the 2026–27 winter campaign.
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