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Ukraine's Zelenskiy says progress in peace talks hinges on US approach to Russia

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy stated during a press conference in Dublin on November 11 that progress in peace negotiations with Russia is contingent upon how the United States engages with Moscow. Following two days of U.S.-led talks between Ukrainian and Russian negotiators in Abu Dhabi, Zelenskiy expressed hope for concrete results by year's end but emphasized the significant influence of upcoming discussions between American officials and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The recent negotiations resulted in a prisoner exchange agreement but did not produce substantial steps towards ending the conflict.
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French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot announced on November 8 that Europeans will join U.S.-mediated Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi, which began on November 10. Despite earlier objections from the Kremlin, European officials participated alongside delegations from Russia and Ukraine to discuss ending Moscow's war against Ukraine and post-war security agreements. The two-day session focused primarily on prisoner exchanges; both sides agreed to a large swap involving more than 1,000 prisoners each but made little progress toward broader peace negotiations due to divergent demands over territory and long-term security arrangements.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that Kyiv hoped to achieve concrete results in talks on resolving the war with Russia this year, but that much depended on how the United States approached Moscow.
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Of course, we want to get results by the end of this year, and of course, we will be doing everything to make that happen," Zelenskiy told a press conference.
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Ukraine's Zelenskiy says progress in peace talks hinges on US approach to Russia · assertive framing

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Ukraine's Zelenskiy says progress in peace talks hinges on US approach to Russia DUBLIN, Nov 11 - asserted
progress → say → Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that Kyiv hoped to achieve concrete results in talks on resolving the war with Russia this year, but that much depended on how the United States approached Moscow. asserted
States → say → Moscow
Zelenskiy was speaking alongside Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin after two days of US-led talks between Ukrainian and Russian negotiators in Abu Dhabi. asserted
Zelenskiy → speak → Dhabi
"We are living through these massive attacks. asserted
We → live → attacks
Of course, we want to get results by the end of this year, and of course, we will be doing everything to make that happen," Zelenskiy told a press conference. asserted
Zelenskiy → want → conference
"A lot will depend today on the format of the dialogue of the American and Russian sides tomorrow... asserted
lot → depend → sides
I believe it is also very important for the Americans...to achieve a result this year, in my view, given what we are seeing happening. asserted
we → believe → view
And it seems to me that they really do want this very much." asserted
they → seem → this
The US-led talks, the first to take place since February, produced an agreement on a major release of prisoners of war, but little else in the way of concrete announcements on moves to end the war. asserted
talks → lead → war
The two US presidential envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, are due to travel to Moscow for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday and will then fly from there to meet Zelenskiy in Dublin. asserted
envoys → travel → Dublin
Kushner said there was no trust between the two sides but described the Abu Dhabi talks as "a good first step". asserted
Kushner → say → step
Ukrainian negotiator David Arakhamia said the talks had been tough, with Russia's delegation arriving with "strict directives", but they produced "good momentum" towards reaching a solution before the end of the year. asserted
they → say → year
Russia's chief negotiator, Vladimir Medinsky, told Russian state TV he thought a peace deal was closer after the talks but added that much depended on Ukraine and the US stance. asserted
much → tell → Ukraine
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