Zelensky coordinates position with EU ahead of Abu Dhabi talks
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on L’essentiel
Volodymyr Zelensky said he had coordinated Ukrainian and European positions with Ursula von der Leyen ahead of Ukraine-Russia talks due to take place in Abu Dhabi. The Ukrainian president wants the trilateral format with Russia and the United States to produce results, according to L'essentiel.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday that he had coordinated positions with Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, ahead of talks between Ukraine and Russia scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday in Abu Dhabi under US mediation. He said on X that both sides wanted the trilateral format to produce results.
The European Union will be represented in Abu Dhabi, according to a European official cited by L'essentiel. France, Germany and Britain, together in the E3 group, as well as NATO, will also participate in discussions on the sidelines of the tripartite meeting.
Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday in Bucharest that a ceasefire in Ukraine should be reached before any serious discussion on Europe's security architecture. She added that these discussions should be held with NATO allies and EU member states.
The preparations for the discussions come after the announcement on 8 November of France's participation in the Russia-Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi, while Vladimir Putin had convened his delegation on the same day ahead of the 10 November talks in Abu Dhabi.
