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Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed on Thursday that a meeting between Russian and Ukrainian officials took place last week in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), at the initiative of Kyiv. Speaking at a news conference in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan’s capital, Putin said the meeting was attended by “a US administration representative” and that the event took place at Kyiv’s initiative. “The presence of US representatives at the Abu Dhabi talks came as a surprise,” he said. Putin said the US has informed Moscow it would send a delegation in the first half of the coming week, adding that its composition is “solely Washington’s decision.” Regarding the current proposal for peace in Ukraine, Putin said Moscow sees […]
