The Kremlin said territorial issues continue to be of fundamental importance for Russia in talks with the United States and Ukraine, Reuters reported, BTA reported.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow positively assesses "constructive talks" on Ukraine.
The document on US security guarantees for Ukraine is fully ready and Kiev expects the time and place for its signing to be determined, President Volodymyr Zelensky said yesterday, adding that talks with Russia over the weekend in Abu Dhabi had made some progress, Reuters reported.
„For us, security guarantees are, first and foremost, security guarantees from the United States. "The document is 100% ready and we are waiting for our partners to confirm the date and place where we will sign it," Zelensky told a news conference in Vilnius during his visit to the Lithuanian capital.
"After that, the document will be sent for ratification by the US Congress and the Ukrainian parliament," he added.
Ukrainian and Russian negotiators held their first trilateral meeting with the participation of American mediators in Abu Dhabi to discuss Washington's framework for ending the war, which has been going on for almost four years. However, they failed to reach an agreement.
However, Moscow and Kiev said they were open to further dialogue, and more discussions are expected in Abu Dhabi next Sunday, a US official told reporters immediately after the talks.
“(In Abu Dhabi) the 20-point (US) plan and problematic issues were discussed. There were many problematic issues, but now there are fewer“, Zelensky said.
He also said that Moscow wanted to do everything possible to force Ukraine to give up the eastern regions that Moscow had failed to seize since the start of its full-scale invasion that sparked the war. However, he said Kiev had not given up its position that Ukraine's territorial integrity must be preserved.
“These are two fundamentally different positions - of Ukraine and of Russia. "The Americans are trying to find a compromise," Zelensky said, adding that all parties should be ready for compromise, including the Americans.