In brief
Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian negotiators cited a lack of authority to answer proposals for a Black Sea ceasefire and an energy truce. He hopes US contacts will bring a response at an expected meeting in Dublin.
Russia says its negotiators lack a mandate to answer proposals for a Black Sea ceasefire and an energy truce, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, according to UNIAN. Speaking at a joint press conference with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin, he said the proposals had been raised during talks in Abu Dhabi.
Zelenskyy said he expected US representatives to raise the questions with Russia’s leader and hoped to receive at least an answer during a meeting in Dublin. Ukraine hopes to hold talks there with US special envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff on November 12.
He also wants to hear the Kremlin’s response to security guarantees discussed for Ukraine. The report describes expectations for further talks and answers, without announcing a ceasefire agreement.
Zelenskyy said a possible trilateral meeting of leaders was also under discussion. Such a meeting could address territorial and other issues beyond the negotiators’ mandates; he did not announce an agreed meeting.
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