‘Realistic to achieve lasting peace’: Ukraine's Zelensky ahead of talks in Abu Dhabi

Zelenskiy said the Ukrainian delegation would also hold bilateral meetings with US officials during the two days of talks in Abu Dhabi

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that it was realistic to achieve a dignified and lasting peace, ahead of the next round of peace talks with Russian and US officials due this week in Abu Dhabi.

"We consider the bilateral security guarantees document with the United States to be complete,"Zelensky says (AFP)

Speaking after discussions with his negotiating team, Zelensky said the Ukrainian delegation would also hold bilateral meetings with US officials during the two days of talks in Abu Dhabi, which are due to start on Wednesday.

"We consider the bilateral security guarantees document with the United States to be complete, and we anticipate further substantive work on documents related to recovery and economic development," Zelenskiy said.