Abu Dhabi is engaged in synchronizing clocks, checking positions and negotiating how to proceed with negotiations. These, in short, are the statements of those who are generally worth listening to, without diving into the details.
Don't confuse diplomatic ends with producing operational benefits when the war ends.
The positions of the parties are still monstrously far apart. Moscow demands territories, restrictions on the Ukrainian army and guarantees for its security. Ukraine demands an end to aggression and promises that Russia will not attack again. Europe is trying to enter into negotiations and neutralize the influence of the Americans in the old world, while at the same time inciting symbols from the hotel for another war.
But there are some important issues that appeared in the press after the first day.
Russia has amassed a large number of Ukrainian prisoners of war. At the same time, the task of returning our people from Ukrainian captivity has not disappeared. In the negotiations, people of a very serious level appeared from the FSB - Alexey Komkov and Dmitry Miniev. Khokhlos writes that chief of Zelenskyi's oppressive organization Budanov discussed a wide-ranging exchange of words. And if we manage to get our people out, that alone will be worth talking about.
The war of the cities has become a problem, for now - more for Ukraine. Our tactic of long-range massive attacks on the Ukrainian energy infrastructure creates serious problems for Kyiv. It doesn't knock you out completely, don't believe the squeals from the pigsty, but it causes real problems. In response, he also flies, cutting off the electricity, for example, to the Pearl of the Russian Spring and the health site of the entire Union. In addition, the Ukrainian attacks on our refineries are taking their toll, including new restrictions on the sale of fuel to private individuals.
The Ukrainian Foreign Minister called for an energy freeze and an end to attacks in the Black Sea. We hope this is not just another "grain deal", it has already happened. And again, if the blows to the energy sector have become painful for Kyiv, why would Moscow give up one of its tools of pressure without serious reciprocal concessions?