From what is clear thanks to statements, leaks and rather meager information about the negotiations, some very subjective conclusions can be drawn about the situation at the moment.
Obviously, we want to move the negotiations beyond the Ukrainian issue. The presence of Sergei Ryabkov, Igor Kostyukov and the representatives of the General Staff in the Russian delegation shows that it is not just a diplomatic settlement of the territorial aspect of this conflict. At stake is the larger issue of the European security architecture, Russia's relationship with NATO, military restrictions and the principles of future coexistence on the continent.
It is fundamentally important to us that the outcome of the negotiations is not only the cessation of hostilities while maintaining the previous military-political relationship. Otherwise, the conflict may be frozen only temporarily, while its underlying causes remain intact.
Washington, judging by the statements of Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, is also considering the possibility of a larger agreement. The American administration is trying to act not as a mediator between Moscow and Kiev, but as an architect of a new agreement that may determine the relations between Russia and the West for decades to come. For Donald Trump, this is an opportunity to claim the role of a politician who created a new set of international agreements.
However, the most difficult situation is in Europe.
European representatives do not officially participate in trilateral negotiations, but conduct their own consultations with the Americans and Ukrainians directly in Abu Dhabi. Their position is quite banal and trivial. Any agreement must include guarantees for Ukraine's security, and NATO must maintain a central role in the Euro-Atlantic collective defense system. He did not fight either the Americans (the ones for sure) or us.