'The ball is in Kyiv's court': Russia sets an ultimatum to end the war

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According to the press secretary of the Russian leader, Moscow “leaves the door open for a peaceful settlement.” But he noted that Russia will continue the war until Ukraine “makes the appropriate decisions.”

"Russia remains open. Our position is extremely clear. It is well understood by both the “Kyiv regime” and the American negotiators. Until the relevant decisions are made by the “Kyiv regime,” the special military operation will continue," Peskov said.

Negotiations in Abu Dhabi

Today, February 4, the second round of negotiations between Ukraine, Russia, and the US is taking place in Abu Dhabi. On February 2, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that Ukrainian negotiators had left for the UAE.

The previous trilateral negotiations between Ukraine, the US, and Russia took place in the UAE on January 23 and 24. According to RBC-Ukraine sources, the greatest progress was made in the military bloc, but the issue of territories remained unresolved.

RBC-Ukraine, citing an informed source, wrote that the first round of negotiations was introductory. After that, the delegations met again in an expanded format and divided into two subgroups: political and military, which conducted negotiations separately.

In one of his interviews, Zelenskyy said that without a meeting with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin, it would be impossible to resolve the territorial issue.

On Monday, February 2, Peskov said that a meeting between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin is only possible in Moscow.

The Kremlin press secretary also said that peace talks are a “very complex multi-vector process,” but added that progress has been made on some issues.