The Kremlin said there is “no clarity whatsoever” regarding either the timing or the venue of the next round of talks between the delegations of Russia, Ukraine, and the United States. The latest meeting had previously been expected to take place in Abu Dhabi later this week.
However, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters at a briefing that “these days, for understandable reasons, it is hardly possible to speak of holding a meeting in Abu Dhabi.”
Asked whether US involvement in military action against Iran could alter Washington’s position in the negotiations, the Kremlin representative declined to speculate. “We will see—time will tell. For now, there are no indications of that. But it is obvious that the Americans have had more on their plate in recent days,” Peskov said.
A day earlier, on March 2, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky likewise acknowledged that, against the backdrop of the war in the Middle East, he could not confirm that the trilateral meeting in Abu Dhabi would go ahead. At the same time, he stressed that the talks had not been canceled.
Since the beginning of 2026, the parties have held several rounds of consultations: in January and early February, the delegations met in Abu Dhabi, and in mid-February the talks took place in Geneva.