British News Agency

According to CCTV, following trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi, Russian experts expressed cautious optimism about the diplomatic process aimed at resolving the Ukraine crisis and welcomed the willingness to listen to Russia's security concerns.

Following the meetings in Abu Dhabi, which marked the first direct contact between Russia, the United States and Ukraine since February, US special envoys met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow and subsequently held talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Dublin. These intensified diplomatic efforts raised expectations among Russian analysts about the prospects for peace.

Kirill Koktysh, a professor at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations, emphasized that the United States had acknowledged Russia's security concerns and shown a willingness to discuss them. Andrey Kortunov, director of the Russian International Affairs Council, said Europe had begun reassessing its policies and expressed hope that the process would lead to a more realistic approach. President Putin stated that Moscow remained open to dialogue but that Europe needed to decide between peace and war.