The key facts

  • Trump: the US is 'making great progress' in working with Russia and Ukraine
  • Working calls on this topic are scheduled for Saturday and Sunday
  • Talks on resolving the conflict will take place on November 10 in Abu Dhabi

Trump's statement and preparations for the talks

US President Donald Trump told journalists that the United States is 'working well with Russia and Ukraine' and is 'making great progress' on resolving the conflict. According to him, he has working calls on this topic scheduled for Saturday and Sunday. This is reported by Gazeta.Ru citing RIA Novosti.

Preparations in Moscow and Washington's position

On November 6, ahead of the talks on resolving the Ukrainian conflict, which will take place on November 10 in Abu Dhabi, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with members of the delegation and the Security Council. Earlier, the American president's special envoy Jared Kushner statedthat Washington aims to create a security architecture in Europe that would guarantee that no new crisis begins after the resolution of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. According to him, at Trump's direction the White House is actively working on finding a path to a durable peace. Gazeta.Ru also notes that earlier Europe was surprised by Kushner's words about the security architecture.

What is known so far

The publication does not disclose the content of the working calls mentioned by Trump or the agenda of the meeting in Abu Dhabi; the composition of the participants in the November 10 talks and their possible outcomes remain unknown. The American president's statement about 'great progress' remains his personal assessment, not backed up in the source by any concrete agreements.