The two-day trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi have brought progress toward settling the Ukraine conflict, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov has told RT in an exclusive interview.However, involving European governments in the process could undermine diplomatic efforts, he warned.
Ryabkov was among the Russian delegates at the negotiations, which concluded on Wednesday with an agreement in principle on a major prisoner exchange. US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner subsequently traveled to Moscow, where they met Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday for talks lasting around two and a half hours.
Ryabkov noted that the latest round in Abu Dhabi differed from previous meetings, with American representatives seeking to make discussions more concrete. Much of the attention focused on a future European security architecture that could support a lasting settlement and prevent “uncontrolled escalation,” he said.
“We have made progress. That is an indisputable fact,” Ryabkov said, while cautioning that previous diplomatic advances had been followed by setbacks and attempts to derail the process.
“Bringing the Europeans into the negotiating process could mean a reversal and the disruption of efforts,” the diplomat warned.
He pointed to a fundamental divide between European governments and both Moscow and Washington, adding that they rejected Russia’s approach and appeared equally opposed to proposals advanced by the US administration.
Disclaimer : This story is auto aggregated by a computer programme and has not been created or edited by DOWNTHENEWS. Publisher: rt.com
