The next round of negotiations on the peace plan will take place at the bilateral level, possibly with the participation of US representatives. The issue of territory remains unresolved. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said this on Wednesday, January 28, during a speech before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which was broadcast by CBS News..

According to Rubio, the only unresolved issue is territorial claims, in particular regarding the Donetsk region. Previously, Moscow repeatedly demanded that Kyiv withdraw its troops from the Ukrainian Donbass.

" It's still a bridge we haven't crossed. It's still a gap. But at least we managed to narrow the range of questions to one central. And this is probably a very difficult question.. But, nevertheless, work on it continues,” the official explained..

Rubio also said that the next negotiations in the United Arab Emirates will also address this issue..

According to the Secretary of State, this time the negotiations will be bilateral between Kiev and Moscow: US representatives may take part in them, but not the American President's special envoy Steve Witkoff and Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner.

Previous meetings in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE, on January 23-24 were trilateral, involving the United States, and included these two negotiators.

He also noted that it is easier for Ukraine and Russia to “find flexibility” on certain issues if they are not discussed publicly on an ongoing basis, since this creates internal political pressure – in both countries.

" And in the case of Russia, they have been telling their population for two and a half years that they are winning this war by a large margin. So people will ask: why are we giving away land if we are winning so much "

However, the official added that the situation is "

Let us remind you that on January 24, two-day trilateral negotiations with the participation of Ukraine, the United States and Russia ended in Abu Dhabi. . The military also determined a list of issues for further meetings.

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