Ukrainian and Russian negotiators met in Abu Dhabi on Friday to tackle the vital issue of territory, with no sign of a compromise, as Russian airstrikes plunged Ukraine into its worst energy crisis of the nearly four-year war.
Kyiv is under mounting U.S. pressure to reach a peace deal in the war triggered by Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022, with Moscow demanding Kyiv cede its entire eastern industrial area of Donbas before it stops ?fighting.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the territorial dispute was a central issue for the tripartite talks, including Russian, Ukrainian and U.S. officials, which were ?scheduled to conclude ?on Saturday.
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