Russia, Ukraine to discuss territory as Trump says both sides 'want to make a deal'
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Category: WARS & RUMORS OF WARS
Summary:
The U.S., Russia, and Ukraine are holding trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi, the first since 2022, to address territorial disputes hindering a resolution to the nearly four-year war. These discussions follow recent meetings involving Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, Russian President Putin, U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff, and Jared Kushner. Russia demands Ukraine cede 20% of the Donetsk region in Donbas, while Zelenskyy has so far opposed territorial concessions but appears open to negotiation. President Trump stated that both Zelenskyy and Putin want to make a deal, though no commitments to a meeting involving all three leaders have been made.
Mysterion Insights
Scripture: Proverbs 21:1
"The king’s heart is like channels of water in the hand of the LORD; He turns it wherever He wishes."
Commentary:
Talks between powerful nations always involve pressure and calculation, but leaders remain subject to forces beyond their control. Negotiators may outline bold terms, yet no deal is certain. Real people on both sides are waiting for clarity. Biblically, world rulers try to set boundaries and negotiate outcomes, but Scripture shows that even their desires are subject to God’s greater purposes. These trilateral talks echo patterns the Bible describes: when nations contend for territory, it signals the shifting stage of global events.
Prophetic Trend:
International negotiations over contested land continue to expose the fragile nature of peace among the nations.
Mysterion Prophetic Impact Rating: B - Moderate  What does this mean?
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Source Excerpt:
The U.S., Russia and Ukraine are meeting in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), to discuss one of the major sticking points stopping a deal to end the nearly four-year war: territorial disputes. The talks in Abu Dhabi are the first trilateral talks since 2022.The trilateral sit-down comes after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's meeting with Trump in Davos and Russian President Vladimir Putin's meeting with Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and the president's son-in-law, Jared Kushner.Witkoff and Kushner traveled to the UAE for the talks after their meeting with Putin in Moscow on Thursday.ZELENSKYY BLASTS GLOBAL INACTION ON IRAN, CLAIMS EUROPE STUCK IN ‘GREENLAND MODE’Zelenskyy and Putin are under increasing pressure to reach a peace deal as the fourth anniversary of Moscow's invasion approaches and President Donald Trump pushes to end the war.While Russia has demanded Ukraine cede the Donbas, Zelenskyy has stood firm in his opposition to making land concessions, though the discussions in Abu Dhabi suggest that he could be ready to negotiate. Putin is demanding Ukraine surrender the 20% it holds of the Donetsk region of the Donbas, according to Reuters.UKRAINIAN AMBASSADOR SA...
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Source: Fox News
Posted on 01-23-2026 15:54