Second day of talks on Ukraine underway in Abu Dhabi

The second day of the trilateral talks between Russia, Ukraine and the United States on the Ukrainian conflict settlement is underway in Abu Dhabi, the UAE, media reported.

The talks will be held behind the closed doors, a source told TASS on Saturday.

"The press is not allowed again, a closed-door regime is in effect and the participants of all three parties involved voiced their consent for this," the source said.

On January 22, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with U.S. Special Presidential Envoy Steve Witkoff and businessman Jared Kushner, which was described as extremely substantive, constructive, frank, and based on trust by Kremlin Aide Yury Ushakov. The talks, focused on the Ukrainian settlement, lasted about four hours.

The parties agreed that the first meeting of a Russia-U.S.-Ukraine working group on security issues would take place in Abu Dhabi on January 23.

On Friday, the participants have agreed to continue dialogue the following day.