Trump’s Peace Plán: Three-Way Summit in Abú Dhabi Aims for Massive Global Security Deal

Negotiators from the United States, Ukraine, and Russia are holding a two-day summit in Abu Dhabi, the first trilateral peace meeting in this format since February.

Donald Trump’s negotiators, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, returned to the diplomatic track with a plan that the US president described as a major deal addressing matters beyond the war in Ukraine, Seznam Zprávy reported.

“Our goal is to develop practical measures that will address the security concerns of all parties, reduce the risk of future conflicts, and create a more stable and predictable security environment,” Kushner wrote on the social media platform X.

The renewed diplomacy follows a ten-month pause in the trilateral format that began after the United States and Israel launched military actions against Iran, diverting Washington’s focus from the Russia-Ukraine conflict, according to Seznam Zprávy.

Kushner described the talks as an extraordinarily difficult task driven by decades of mistrust and conflicting security interests.

American Proposal Sparks Anxiety in Europe and Kyiv

The broad ambition of the American proposal has sparked anxiety in European capitals and Kyiv. Details remain limited, but early reports indicate the framework expects primary concessions from Ukraine, while the main Russian concession would be halting military attacks, Seznam Zprávy reported.

The Wall Street Journal reported that Kushner’s proposal includes restoring Russian natural gas supplies to the European Union.

The EU previously set a target to permanently end Russian gas imports by the end of 2027.

“You certainly cannot trust Russia. Even if the war ends tomorrow,” European Commissioner for Energy Dan Jørgensen said.

According to Novinky, European officials fear the White House will pressure Kyiv and European governments into accepting terms heavily favorable to Moscow. Analysts note that Washington’s diplomatic strategy lacks a clear vision for a stable peace, focusing instead on ending the conflict swiftly.

Kremlin Demands Territory and Neutrality from Ukraine

The Kremlin insists that Ukraine must relinquish the entire Donbas region, remain outside NATO, limit the size and armaments of its military, and grant official status to the Russian language and the Russian Orthodox Church.

The Russian delegation in Abu Dhabi is led by Vladimir Medinsky, a former culture minister and Putin’s propagandist who stated Russia could wage war for over twenty years. The delegation also includes Igor Kostyukov, head of Russia’s military intelligence agency GRU.

Ukraine’s delegation is led by Rustem Umerov, head of the Foreign Intelligence Service, and Kyrylo Budanov, head of the presidential office, Seznam Zprávy reported.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Kyiv will reject any arrangement resembling a modern Yalta Conference that places the country in a Russian sphere of influence.

“I really don’t expect any breakthrough in Abu Dhabi. Russia insists on all its demands, which are not a peace agreement, but the capitulation of Ukraine,” said Zelenskyy.

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas supported Kyiv’s position, stating that Putin cannot hold a veto over pan-European security. Meanwhile, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that European nations are not currently included at the negotiating table, though they could be invited to final talks regarding a new European security architecture.

“Opravdu v Abú Zabí neočekávám žádný průlom. Rusko trvá na všech svých požadavcích, které nejsou mírovou dohodou, ale kapitulací Ukrajiny. Dokud zásadně nezmění svůj postoj, nikam se jednání neposunou. Ruská ekonomika se zhoršuje, Rusko přichází o tisíce vojáků a není schopné dobýt celou Doněckou oblast. Musíme pokračovat v obraně, aby dříve nebo později Putin dospěl k názoru, že všech svých cílů nedosáhne,” Ukrainian political scientist Oleksandr Krajev told Seznam Zprávy.