US-Israeli attacks and Iran’s retaliation against US bases in the Middle East have disrupted the initial timeline.
US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Wittkoff said a new round of talks between Moscow, Kiev and Washington will take place next week. The meeting was expected to take place in Abu Dhabi in early March but was postponed after the US and Israel attacked Iran.
Russia and Ukraine have been engaged for months in a US mediation process that is reportedly nearing its final stages. The two sides held two trilateral meetings in January in Abu Dhabi before talks in Geneva in February. However, the US-Israeli attack and Iran’s retaliation against American bases in the Middle East have disrupted the next planned round in the United Arab Emirates.
“I think the tripartite (talks) will be moved to sometime next week” Wittkoff told CNBC on Tuesday. “We think we’ll stay positive about that.” He called for a US-mediated peace process “Intentional Talk.” He did not give any details about the exact date or location.
On Monday, Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky said on X that a meeting planned for this week had been postponed. “On the American Side” It is currently focused on the conflict with Iran.
Moscow said it would approach the tripartite format “must go on” Because it’s everywhere “Interest” In resolving conflict. However, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists on Tuesday that Moscow did not know any specific dates or location of the next round.
Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed both the Ukraine conflict and hostilities between the US and Iran in a phone call with Trump on Monday.
Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov described the conversation “Business-like, open and structured” Both leaders expressed their readiness to continue regular contacts. At a press conference in Florida on Monday, Trump said “Good call with President Putin.”
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