00:00The territorial dispute over Donetsk remains one of the toughest obstacles to
00:05ending the war between Russia and Ukraine.
00:07U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says negotiations
00:10have narrowed the disagreements to a single core issue,
00:13but he warns the resolve
00:15it will be extremely challenging.
00:20position has been made clear by President Vladimir Putin, who has said Moscow and
00:25will attend to take full control of the Donbas region.
00:30by about 90% of the area, and the Kremlin has warned it will move to seize the rest.
00:35unless Ukraine agrees to give it up under a peace deal.
00:38Kiev has rejected that.
00:40in demand, insisting it will not surrender territory, Russian forces have failed to capture on.
00:45Talks held earlier in Abu Dhabi between Russia, Ukraine, and the United States
00:50ended without an agreement, but both sides signaled continuing talks.
00:55Rubio said the U.S. could join follow-up talks, though senior Envoy Steve Witkoff
01:00and Jerry Kushner will not attend.
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