US representatives are pressing Russia to agree to Europe's participation in the next round of peace negotiations, Politico reports, citing US officials.
According to them, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff want today's tripartite meeting between the US, Russia and Ukraine in the United Arab Emirates to be the last without full European participation.
These days officials from several European countries, representatives of the European Commission and NATO are in Abu Dhabi. Due to Russia's opposition, they are not participating in the main negotiations. However, in the morning they held a separate meeting with Ukraine and the US dedicated to security guarantees and conditions for ending the war.
During the meeting, the parties agreed that any peace agreement must respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine and provide reliable security guarantees. At the same time, NATO will remain the basis of collective defense for the Euro-Atlantic area.
According to Politico, the first day of the negotiations in Abu Dhabi is dedicated to security guarantees for Ukraine and the future system of European security, and the second - to territorial issues.