US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said during a briefing that over the course of a year of negotiations, the checklist of open issues for concluding a peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia has been significantly reduced. At the same time, the most difficult points have not yet been resolved, his words are reported by “Suspilne”.

“If you compare the checklist of open questions that existed at this time last year and the one that remains now, it has been significantly reduced. This is good news. The bad news is that the issues that remain are the hardest ones, while the war continues,"

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The American Secretary of State also noted that real progress in the negotiations may remain non-public for a long time due to the sensitivity of the process. According to him, Washington continues to invest significant resources to achieve a breakthrough in the negotiations.

Meanwhile, the first day of negotiations in the Ukraine-Russia-US format ended in Abu Dhabi. Negotiations will continue tomorrow. Axios journalist Barak Ravid writes that one of the Ukrainian officials called today's discussions " Also, NSDC Secretary Rustem Umerov, who took part in today’s negotiations, called them “meaningful” and “productive”. According to him, the work was carried out "

Rubio previously called the Donetsk region a “key” problem in the negotiations. According to him, this issue is “extremely difficult” to resolve..