Slutsky called the meeting in the UAE a consequence of the Putin-Trump summit in Alaska.

Leonid Slutsky, head of the State Duma's International Affairs Committee, expressed the opinion that the talks between Russia, the United States and Ukraine, which began in the UAE on January 23, were the result of a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US Leader Donald Trump in Alaska.

"The Alaska summit set a new vector in the Ukrainian settlement and the withdrawal from the peak of cooperation between Moscow and Washington. The "spirit of Anchorage" is still "playing" in the negotiation process," the parliamentarian said in an interview with aif.ru on Friday, January 23rd.

He noted that this had already been shown, including at the last meeting of the Russian president with the envoys of the US president, and expressed the hope that this approach would continue in Abu Dhabi. According to him, Russia has repeatedly expressed gratitude to the American side for moving to a more constructive position on the Ukrainian settlement and for mediating efforts to resolve the conflict.

Slutsky stressed that the meeting in Riyadh was the starting point for resuming the dialogue. According to him, it was she who allowed the restoration of contacts to begin after the policy of the administration of the former head of the White House Joe Biden, which led to total Russophobia and curtailment of cooperation in all areas, and further dialogue, as he noted, was continued with certain results.

It is important to discuss: negotiations between Russia, the United States and Ukraine will be held in Abu Dhabi

A meeting on frozen assets of the Russian Federation is also expected.

Negotiations between Russia, the United States and Ukraine started in the UAE earlier on January 23. They are taking place in Abu Dhabi, "it is planned that they will last two days as part of efforts to strengthen dialogue and find political solutions to the crisis," the website notes. kp.ru .

The Foreign Ministry of the United Arab Emirates stated that "the holding of this meeting reflects the international community's confidence in the UAE's leading role and its unwavering commitment to maintain peace and turn challenges into meaningful opportunities," writes NSN.

Earlier in the day, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the Russian delegation consisted exclusively of military personnel. According to him, the composition of the group has not been disclosed, but it is known that it is headed by the chief of the Main Directorate of the General Staff, Admiral Igor Kostyukov, notes 360.ru . Peskov also stressed that the withdrawal of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) from the territory of Donbass remains a very important condition for Russia in the negotiations, writes RT.

In addition, the press secretary of the Russian leader noted that Kirill Dmitriev, the special representative of the President of the Russian Federation, the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, will hold talks with Steve Witkoff, the special envoy of the American leader, on January 23 and 24. Their meeting will be devoted to economic issues, IA Regnum reports.

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