© EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO Earlier, Zelenskyy said that due to the massive Russian strike, the work of the Ukrainian delegation “will be adjusted.”
White House spokesperson Caroline Levitt communicated that notwithstanding the large-scale offensive against Ukraine's energy infrastructure, the forthcoming set of trilateral discussions is scheduled to commence on February 4 in Abu Dhabi. Special envoy Steve Witkoff, representing US President Donald Trump, alongside his son-in-law Jared Kushner, will be participants. She conveyed this during an exchange with journalists, aired by Sky News.
“Consequently, the president is persistently pursuing diplomatic endeavors with great fervor to bring an end to this conflict. That’s the rationale behind Special Envoy Witkoff and Jared Kushner’s impending presence in Abu Dhabi tomorrow for another series of trilateral meetings,” Levitt stated.
As per her statement, the prior trilateral dialogues, held on January 23-24 in Abu Dhabi, possess a “historic essence.”
“It’s unprecedented for all three of our nations to convene at the negotiation table with the genuine capacity to advance the cause of peace,” Levitt elaborated.
She characterized the trilateral dialogues from January 23-24 as “historic.”
“Never before have our three countries been in a position to gather at the negotiating table to propel the matter forward toward peace. In effect, Special Envoy Witkoff, Jared Kushner, and President Trump have realized the seemingly impossible in relation to peace in the Middle East. I am confident they are equally determined to achieve similar results concerning the war between Russia and Ukraine,” the White House spokeswoman affirmed.
Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that in light of the recent substantial assault by the Russian Federation, the proceedings of the Ukrainian delegation “will be appropriately adjusted.”
Currently, Russia has unleashed the most intense barrage on the energy infrastructure since the commencement of 2026, deploying 450 kamikaze drones and 71 missiles. Within the Vinnytsia region, 50 settlements have experienced power outages, while in the Odessa region, 50,000 individuals are presently without electrical supply. In Kharkiv, the invading forces caused damage to a key combined heat and power plant, and now its reactivation is unattainable. Similarly, in Kyiv, the Darnytsia Cogeneration Plant (Kyiv CHP-4) has ceased function .