Ukraine's position at the negotiations on ending the war with Russia remains unchanged. Kyiv's main priorities are ending hostilities, creating a reliable security guarantee system, and returning Ukrainian prisoners of war.

Head of the President's Office Kyrylo Budanov stated this on November 11, summarizing the results of the two-day Ukraine-US-Russia negotiations in Abu Dhabi.

According to Budanov, the Ukrainian delegation worked for two days to find ways to end the war. The negotiations were difficult, but Kyiv continues to seek concrete results.

“Our main task is to achieve a just and lasting peace as soon as possible, save the lives of Ukrainians, and guarantee the security of our state. This is what Ukrainians expect from us,” — emphasized the head of the President's Office.

Budanov noted that for Ukraine, merely ceasing hostilities is not enough. It is also necessary to build an effective security architecture that will ensure the stability of future peace and prevent a repetition of Russian aggression.

Special attention during the negotiations was paid to humanitarian issues, primarily the return of Ukrainians from Russian captivity.

“A separate track of negotiations is bringing our prisoners home. We have substantial results on this issue. The return of every Ukrainian remains our unconditional priority,” — reported Budanov.

He did not specify what results exactly, and did not name the number of prisoners of war planned to be returned to Ukraine.

Earlier, following the negotiations in Abu Dhabi, it became known about a preliminary agreement on preparing a large-scale prisoner exchange. President Volodymyr Zelensky said that options for exchange in the format of “1000 for 1000” or “1500 for 1500” had been discussed. The final parameters are to be agreed upon additionally.

Budanov also thanked U.S. representatives Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff for professionalism, persistence, and efforts to find solutions. He separately expressed gratitude to the United Arab Emirates for facilitating the negotiation process.

The trilateral negotiations took place on 10–11 November with U.S. mediation. Participants discussed ending the war, the future European security system, security guarantees for Ukraine, and humanitarian issues.

Despite progress on prisoner exchange, no ceasefire agreement was announced following the meeting. The parties retain significant disagreements on the terms of ending the war.

Based on materials from: Kyrylo Budanov (Telegram), Left Bank.