Trilateral US-Ukraine-Russia peace talks resume in UAE after major energy attack

LONDON -- American, Ukrainian and Russian representatives gathered again in the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday for the next round of trilateral talks regarding a possible end to Moscow's full-scale invasion of its neighbor, the fourth anniversary of which will come later this month.

The talks in Abu Dhabi are expected to run until Thursday. The negotiations are the second instalment of the trilateral format, the first also having been held in Abu Dhabi last month.

Both Moscow and Kyiv described the first round of trilateral talks as constructive, but key areas of disagreement remain.

Among them are the fate of Ukraine's eastern Donbas region, which Russia has partially occupied and from which Moscow is demanding a full Ukrainian military withdrawal -- a proposal rejected by Kyiv.

Control of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in southern Ukraine -- occupied by Moscow's forces since March 2022 -- is also an important point of discussion.