Abu Dhabi talks could be a step toward settling the conflict in Ukraine: Pavel Dubravsky

Pavel Dubravsky, a political scientist, spoke to Alpha News about the trilateral talks between Russia, Ukraine and the United States, which are taking place in Abu Dhabi on November 10–11.

According to the expert, the meeting is taking place against the backdrop of a shift in the US administration’s rhetoric on Ukraine.

“We are seeing a change in rhetoric from the Americans and from Donald Trump personally. Even Marco Rubio, who is considered a supporter of the Ukrainian side and has repeatedly expressed sympathy for Ukraine, now allows himself to publicly criticize Kyiv. On the other side within the Republican camp, there is JD Vance. We can see, for example, that he believes the United States and Ukraine have never been allies. Even within one administration, even within one country, there are different interest groups that view this conflict differently,” the political scientist noted.

Speaking about the prospects for the talks, the expert stressed that the meeting could be a continuation of the technical consultations previously held with each side separately.

“I think this meeting is being held after a number of technical meetings with both the Russian side and the Ukrainian side. There will be a substantive discussion of the issues that were previously discussed with each side separately. This shows that the meeting is constructive and that progress toward resolving the conflict itself is possible. One should never expect immediate decisions from such meetings. I would wait for the meeting to end and for the comments that follow, and only then judge how it went,” Dubravsky concluded.