Ukraine puts forward its ceasefire proposal and awaits Russia's response, FM says
Photo: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha (facebook.com/andrij.sybiha)
Ukraine has submitted its proposals for a ceasefire with Russia to its partners and is now awaiting a response from Russia, according to Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha.
"Ukraine is proposing its own ceasefire approaches — both in the Black Sea and in the energy sector. We have passed them on to our partners and are now waiting for a response from the Russian side," he said.
The minister said that Ukraine's message at the Abu Dhabi talks focuses on de-escalation and a Ukrainian-proposed truce, as well as security guarantees.
The third point is a meeting between President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian leader Vladimir Putin, which, Sybiha believes, "could genuinely accelerate the end of the war."
Abu Dhabi talks
The trilateral format of talks between Ukraine, the US and Russia resumed today, November 10. Negotiating teams from the three countries met in Abu Dhabi. As of 5 p.m. local time, the first round of talks had ended after more than four hours of discussions.
Zelenskyy said that the Ukrainian delegation is finding it difficult to negotiate with the Russian side in Abu Dhabi.
One of the topics discussed was the possibility of a major prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia.
Read RBC-Ukraine's report for everything known about the trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi.
