By Amr Gohar
Washington DC, – Secretary of State Marco Rubio said peace negotiations involving the United States, Russia and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi have shown encouraging signs of progress, with Washington seeking to expand the diplomatic process to include European governments directly in future negotiations.
According to a press release from the U.S. Department of State, Rubio described the discussions in Abu Dhabi as productive but cautioned that substantial disagreements remained and that a breakthrough was unlikely within the next 24 hours.
Rubio said representatives from five European Union countries were already present in Abu Dhabi and working closely with American negotiators, although they had not formally joined the trilateral negotiating table.
The secretary emphasized that Washington and its European allies shared two fundamental objectives: ending the war in Ukraine and establishing security arrangements that would prevent another conflict.
He also sought to address European concerns that Washington might negotiate a separate agreement with Moscow without meaningful European participation.
Rubio said expanding the negotiations would help ensure that European governments played a direct role in developing any lasting peace agreement, although he acknowledged that Russia’s willingness to make meaningful concessions remained uncertain.
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