US open to helping rebuild Ukraine if a settlement succeeds — against the backdrop of talks in Abu Dhabi

Washington ties reconstruction aid to a settlement

The US has signaled that it could help rebuild Ukraine after the conflict ends, but ties such support to a successful settlement. A source familiar with the discussion told TASS about this; the agency's source's words are cited by Gazeta.Ru. The statement came on the day when on November 10, talks between representatives of Russia, the US and Ukraine resumed in Abu Dhabi.

Format and agenda of the talks

The round is taking place on November 10 and 11. According to Gazeta.Ru, European representatives have also arrived in Abu Dhabi, but they are not at the negotiating table. The head of the Ukrainian delegation, head of the Foreign Intelligence Service Rustem Umerov, said that before the talks, President Vladimir Zelensky issued a mandate to discuss all topicsrelated to ending the conflict. Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov previously said that security guarantees for both Ukraine and Russia are being discussed.

What the parties are discussing

Life.ru writes, citing a TASS source, that the participants are discussing the formation of a new continental security system after the end of the conflict, preventing threats and strengthening regional stability. Earlier, according to the same outlet, Jared Kushner named economic reconstruction among the topics of the talks in Abu Dhabi and said the American side's priorities were security guarantees and mechanisms to prevent new armed clashes. Thus, the report about possible reconstruction aid is consistent with the fact that economic recovery had already featured on the agenda, according to the American side. Gazeta.Ru also mentions earlier media reports that the US proposed changing Ukraine's borders; the cited publications contain no confirmation of this proposal.