Zelenskiy says new trilateral talks set for Feb 4-5 in Abu Dhabi

FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a press conference with Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda and Polish President Karol Nawrocki at the Presidential Palace in Vilnius, Lithuania, January 25, 2026. REUTERS/Kuba Stezycki/File Photo

KYIV, Feb ‌1 (Reuters) - A new round ‌of U.S.-brokered trilateral talks ‌between Ukraine and Russia will take place in Abu Dhabi ‍on Feb. 4 ‍and 5, Ukrainian ‌President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on ‍Sunday, ​adding that Kyiv was ready ⁠for a "substantive discussion".

"Our negotiating team has ‌just delivered a report. The ⁠dates ‍for the next trilateral meetings have been set – ‍February 4 and 5 ‌in Abu Dhabi," he wrote on X.

"Ukraine is ready for a substantive discussion, and we are interested in ensuring that the ‌outcome brings us closer to a real and dignified end ​to the war."

(Reporting by Dan Peleschuk. Editing by Jane Merriman)