The Russian delegation in negotiations with Ukraine refused to discuss a ceasefire due to the "lack of a mandate".
The Russian delegation at tripartite negotiations with Ukraine and the United States in Abu Dhabi refused to discuss a ceasefire, attacks on energy and shipping in the Black Sea, as well as territorial issues, an informed source told RBC-Ukraine. Another interlocutor of the publication confirmed that the representatives of Moscow shifted the focus of the negotiations to the issues of the future security architecture of Europe, while the war in Ukraine actually turned out to be a secondary issue.
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said that representatives of Kyiv raised the issue of the Black Sea ceasefire, as well as an energy ceasefire, at a meeting in Abu Dhabi, but the Russian delegation replied that it "does not have a mandate" to discuss these issues. "Nevertheless, we agreed that the American side will meet with the Russian leader, and all these questions will be raised there, so I expect, at the very least, to get an answer," Zelensky said. Also, according to him, US representatives will discuss with Vladimir Putin the possibility of a meeting at the level of the country's leaders.
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