A new round of US-brokered talks between Russia and Ukraine is scheduled to resume in Abu Dhabi this week after a short delay, with both sides signaling that limited progress has been made on some issues while bigger disputes remain unresolved.
The Kremlin confirmed the meeting and described the negotiations as “very complex,” while Ukraine’s president said a delegation would travel for the discussions. The talks were initially expected to take place sooner but were postponed for scheduling reasons before being put back on the calendar.
The talks come as fighting continues, even as there were indications of a short-lived reduction in targeted attacks on energy infrastructure. Ukraine’s president said there were no targeted missile or drone strikes on the national energy system in the previous 24 hours, though frontline-related energy facilities were hit and strikes shifted toward transport and logistics.
Key political questions remain the hardest to bridge, especially the future status of territory currently occupied by Russian forces. Those issues have repeatedly blocked past negotiation efforts and are expected to remain the central obstacle even if technical or humanitarian arrangements advance.
Alongside formal negotiations, parallel efforts to tighten and protect critical capabilities are continuing. Ukraine has been pressing to curb unauthorized use of satellite connectivity by Russian forces for drone coordination; the issue has drawn public attention because it affects both battlefield dynamics and broader communications security.