The first round of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine to stop the war concluded: “There are results”

“The conversations were constructive“said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in an extensive post on X after the meeting between the envoys of both governments and Trump’s representatives in the capital of the United Arab Emirates ended.

“Talks have concluded,” a source told the Russian agency. TASSand ruled out that this three-way round could continue hours later. Zelensky himself announced that, if there is a willingness to move forward in search of peace, the negotiations could continue next week.

The Moscow delegation returned to the hotel after almost three hours of closed-door talks on control of Donbas and security measures at the end of the war.

A source told the Russian agency that “it cannot be said” that there are no results, since “there are”, although he did not specify them. He also highlighted that “there are possibilities” that the second round of negotiations will be held in the coming days.

In turn, Ukrainian delegates informed the portal Axios that the meeting had been “constructive” and “positive”; They also highlighted that there were results, without specifying, and announced that the negotiations will continue next week.

As previously reported by a source TASSRussians and Ukrainians studied this Saturday several documents on “territory, (security) guarantees and other aspects” of the peaceful settlement of the conflict.

Both sides and the mediators recognized during Friday that the Withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from Donbas is the main obstacle in the negotiations trilaterales.

“This issue continues to be the most complex. For Russia, the withdrawal of the Ukrainian Army from Donbas is important. For this, different security parameters are being considered,” an official source told AFP today. TASS.

Russia categorically opposes the deployment of Western troops on the territory of the neighboring country, while kyiv demands guarantees that force The United States and its European allies to come to its defense in case of new Russian aggression in line with Article 5 of NATO.

The Russian president, Vladimir Putin gave his approval to the holding of trilateral negotiations in Abu Dhabi after meeting early Friday morning with White House emissaries Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky did the same after meeting on Thursday with the president of the United States, Donald Trump, within the framework of the World Economic Forum in Davos.

The Russian delegation, which had promised to raise the level of representation of its team led in the previous three bilateral meetings by a presidential advisor, is led by Admiral Igor Kostiukov, number two on the General Staff and head of military intelligence, and includes only military personnel, according to the Kremlin.

The Ukrainian delegation, for its part, is made up, among others, of the head of the Ukrainian presidential office, Kirilo Budánov; the leader of the parliamentary group of Zelensky’s party, David Arajamia, and the secretary of the National Security Council of Ukraine, Rustem Umérov.

“This was the first format of its kind in a long time: two days of trilateral meetings. There was a lot of discussion, and it is important that the conversations were constructive,” Zelensky said in a post he shared on X.

The Ukrainian president detailed that “the central focus of the discussions was the possible parameters for the end of the war,” and maintained: “I highly value the understanding of the need for the United States to oversee the process to end the war and ensure genuine security.

Our delegation delivered a report; the meetings in the UAE have concluded. And this was the first format of this kind in quite some time: two days of trilateral meetings. A lot was discussed, and it is important that the conversations were constructive.

The negotiations also…

— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Volodymyr Zelensky (@ZelenskyyUa) January 24, 2026

“The American side raised the question of possible formats for formalizing the parameters for the end of the war, as well as the security conditions necessary to achieve this,” Zelensky stressed.

He also pointed out that the military representatives of his country and Russia “identified a list of topics for a possible next meeting,” and announced: “If there is a willingness to move forward, and Ukraine is prepared, meetings will be held.” new meetings, possibly starting next week. “I look forward to a personal briefing from the delegation upon their return.”