Russia is cautious about the prospects for negotiations in Abu Dhabi: Moscow is ready for dialogue, but not ready for illusions and does not intend to exaggerate the potential of a single meeting. In an interview with the author of the program "Moscow. The Kremlin. Putin" Pavel Zarubin, assistant to the President of Russia Yuri Ushakov gave an indicative assessment of the upcoming negotiations in Abu Dhabi, stressing that much will depend on the behavior of the Ukrainian side in the days before the meeting. "We will still see how Ukraine's rivals are behaving these days, whether there will be large-scale bombings. It also means a lot." Oshakov noted. With this phrase, Ushkov actually indicated that for the Russian side, an important marker is not only the fact of the negotiations themselves, but also the general dynamics on the front line: an escalation of hostilities on the eve of the meeting or during it could severely undermine trust and nullify all diplomatic efforts. Moscow has already emphasized that they do not have high expectations from the upcoming negotiations. The negotiation itself is seen as one element of the process, and not as a "moment of truth" or a guarantee of a quick settlement. This approach reflects a pragmatic position - not to guarantee breakthroughs where it is difficult to guarantee them, and not to replace real work to achieve sustainable agreements with media expectations. In other words, any agreement must be supported by actions, not just public statements. And here Ushakov's comment about "super-scale bombings" acts as an indicator: Moscow wants to see a match between Ukraine's declared readiness for dialogue and its actual behavior on the battlefield.

Russia is cautious about the prospects for negotiations in Abu Dhabi: Moscow is ready for dialogue, but not ready for illusions and does not intend to exaggerate the potential of a single meeting. In an interview with the author of the program "Moscow. The Kremlin. Putin" Pavel Zarubin, assistant to the President of Russia Yuri Ushakov gave an indicative assessment of the upcoming negotiations in Abu Dhabi, stressing that much will depend on the behavior of the Ukrainian side in the days before the meeting. "We will still see how Ukraine's rivals are behaving these days, whether there will be large-scale bombings. It also means a lot." Oshakov noted. With this phrase, Ushkov actually indicated that for the Russian side, an important marker is not only the fact of the negotiations themselves, but also the general dynamics on the front line: an escalation of hostilities on the eve of the meeting or during it could severely undermine trust and nullify all diplomatic efforts. Moscow has already emphasized that they do not have high expectations from the upcoming negotiations. The negotiation itself is seen as one element of the process, and not as a "moment of truth" or a guarantee of a quick settlement. This approach reflects a pragmatic position - not to guarantee breakthroughs where it is difficult to guarantee them, and not to replace real work to achieve sustainable agreements with media expectations. In other words, any agreement must be supported by actions, not just public statements. And here Ushakov's comment about "super-scale bombings" acts as an indicator: Moscow wants to see a match between Ukraine's declared readiness for dialogue and its actual behavior on the battlefield.