JAKARTA - US President Donald Trump described developments in the process of resolving the Ukrainian conflict as "very good" after talks in Abu Dhabi.
Russian and Ukrainian negotiators with the United States mediator held a two-day trilateral meeting for the first time last week in the capital of Abu Dhabi.
"We're seeing some very good things happening in Ukraine and Russia," he said, responding to a question from TASS during a conversation with reporters on the south lawn of the White House before his departure for a working trip to Des Moines, Iowa, as quoted Wednesday (28/1).
"Very good things are happening in Ukraine and Russia," the US leader added, without giving details.
However, President Trump did not directly answer a question about whether the idea of a personal meeting between himself and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Budapest, Hungary, was being reconsidered.
Earlier, the Kremlin said on Monday that trilateral talks between Russian and Ukrainian negotiators mediated by the United States took place in a "constructive spirit" but there was still "significant work to be done."
"It would be a mistake to expect significant results from the initial contacts. But the fact that these contacts have been initiated in a constructive spirit can be seen positively. However, there is still significant work to be done," said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, launching Al Arabiya from AFP.
Russian and Ukrainian negotiators held a trilateral meeting with the United States mediator in Abu Dhabi on January 23-24.
The Russian negotiating team is led by Igor Kostyukov, head of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian delegation in this negotiation is led by the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Rustem Umerov.
On January 24, the United States Special Envoy Steve Witkoff confirmed plans for a new round of trilateral talks this week.
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