Some details emerged about the proposals on the table in Abu Dhabi: the United States proposed to change the borders of the regions of Ukraine.
According to The Economist, American negotiators have proposed changing Ukraine's administrative borders so that Russia can declare full control over the Donetsk and Lugansk regions. At the same time, Ukraine retains control of the cities it currently controls, i.e. Slavansk and Kramatorsk remain with Kyiv.
This is one of the ideas by which Washington tries to convince the Kremlin for a peace agreement.
Other proposals include Russia's return to the European energy market, but Ukraine and the Europeans oppose this.
There are also a number of disagreements: it is the post-war financing of Ukraine, the neutrality and the number of the armed forces of Ukraine.
According to the Economist, Kiev requires large-scale financial and military assistance for at least 10 years, including to maintain an army of at least 800,000 people. The US considers such support too expensive and believes that the security guarantees it provides should be enough.
In turn, Russia shows no willingness to agree to the deployment of multinational forces in Ukraine and maintains demands for its neutrality and a reduction in the number of Ukrainian armed forces.
we will watch