Al Jazeera has published an op-ed by Leonid Ragozin reviewing this week's trilateral talks between Ukraine, Russia, and the United States held in Abu Dhabi. The article cites Ukrainian chief negotiator David Arakhamia as saying that these were among the toughest negotiations he has participated in since 2022, with the Russian side arriving with very strict instructions. Meanwhile, Russian representative Vladimir Medinsky stated that the talks brought both sides closer to peace. The article also quotes Medinsky noting that the post-war European security architecture was a core issue of the discussions. The aforementioned statements represent accounts from various parties cited in the op-ed and do not imply that a peace agreement has been reached.