Saturday 24/January/2026 – 06:10 PM
On Saturday, Ukraine and Russia concluded the second day of talks held under the auspices of the United States in the Emirati capital, Abu Dhabi, without reaching a concrete agreement, despite both parties expressing their willingness to continue the dialogue and hold additional meetings in the coming period.
Reuters reported in its report that the talks ended, as the end of the talks came at a time when Ukraine witnessed widespread Russian night air strikes, which resulted in power outages for more than a million citizens, in light of a severe winter cold wave, which cast a shadow over the atmosphere of the negotiations.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said, in a post on the “X” platform, that the main focus of the discussions was on “possible criteria for ending the war,” noting that all participating parties agreed to submit detailed reports to their capitals on the course of the negotiations, and to coordinate with political leaders regarding subsequent steps, with the possibility of holding new rounds early next week.
It undermines the course of negotiations
A spokesman for the chief Ukrainian negotiator, Rustam Omerov, announced the end of the talks shortly before five in the evening, without revealing additional details about concrete results.
In a related context, the second day of the talks was preceded by intense Russian bombing targeting the capital, Kiev, and the second largest Ukrainian city, Kharkiv, using hundreds of drones and missiles.
This prompted Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sepha to sharply criticize Russian President Vladimir Putin, describing the attack as “barbaric,” and considering that it undermines the course of negotiations.
“Putin’s missiles not only hit the Ukrainian people, but also hit the negotiating table,” Ssibha said in a post on the “X” platform, adding that the Russian president’s place “is not in the peace council, but before the court.”
