Despite the publicly stated positions of both sides, Moscow and Kiev are reportedly showing a degree of flexibility on the territorial issue privately, according to Reuters, citing a US official who held a closed press briefing before the talks began in Abu Dhabi.

Despite the publicly stated positions of both sides, Moscow and Kiev are reportedly showing a degree of flexibility on the territorial issue privately, according to Reuters, citing a US official who held a closed press briefing before the talks began in Abu Dhabi.