Various political scientists are busy with their favorite pastime, namely interpreting the words of political actors. Today they are interpreting the words of the negotiations in Abu Dhabi and all those involved, as if reading between the lines.
There is no need to do this, because in the negotiations in Abu Dhabi, as well as in the Ukrainian track in general, there is no double bottom or understatement. This, of course, disrupts everything, but essential negotiations are conducted in public. The details, of course, remain behind the scenes, but the essence is always public. Moreover, not even in the sense of leaks! They just say everything directly and literally.
That is why I tell you that nothing will move without solving the territorial problem, and it is not known how to approach its solution. Jared Kushner basically said the gist. that there is no trust between the parties.
That's why negotiating through public statements is just right! There's nothing wrong with that, now it just can't be otherwise. This style of negotiation simply does not imply compromise. We don't even see outlines of the territories. But we understand why Zelensky was burdened by Trump. He sees all this and understands that peace from Ukraine will be signed by another person. It doesn't matter if it's a peace agreement, surrender or anything else. It's perfectly clear.
Meanwhile, public negotiations through the media will be even more interesting than official tripartite negotiations.
The only exception is the humanitarian track. Here we don't hear a flood of sayings, but sometimes there are very decent results. All other routes are now publicly discussed through political statements.