The second day of talks in Abu Dhabi has begun: first trilateral meetings, then in groups

The second day of the second round of trilateral talks between Ukraine, the United States, and Russia has begun in Abu Dhabi. This was reported to by the head of the Ukrainian delegation, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Rustem Umerov .

"We are working in the same formats as yesterday: trilateral consultations, group work and further synchronization of positions. The results will be announced later," he wrote .

Following the first day of talks, Umerov said that "the work was meaningful and productive, with a focus on concrete steps and practical solutions.".

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the exchange of prisoners of war – the first in four months. The exchanges were stopped on Russia's initiative – Zelensky said the aggressor state "is not very interested because it does not feel that it will get something out of it.".

• The previous round of talks also took place in Abu Dhabi on January 23 and 24. Ukrainian President positively assessed its results.
• Between the first and second round of talks, US Secretary of State Rubio stated that the last unresolved issue was the territories of. Meanwhile, Russia continues to insist on the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from Donbas. Meanwhile, Zelenskiy says that capturing the entire Donbas will "cost" Russia 800,000 dead .