Overview
- President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the second round will run over two days in Abu Dhabi and said he is ready for substantive discussions.
- The agenda is expected to cover territorial questions in eastern Ukraine and potential ceasefire terms.
- U.S. peace negotiator Thomas Witkoff met Russian presidential envoy Dmitriev in Florida on Jan. 31 and called the session productive and constructive.
- Zelensky disclosed a U.S. proposal for Ukrainian withdrawal from parts of Donetsk and creation of a demilitarized, neutral free economic region, stressing Ukraine must govern areas it currently controls.
- Kyiv maintains final territorial decisions should be taken at a leaders’ summit, as Russia has pressed for Donbas cession and Zelensky urges Vladimir Putin to come to Kyiv.