Zelenskiy says Ukrainian battlefield successes strengthen Kyiv's position in talks

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Volodymyr Zelenskiy said recent Ukrainian battlefield gains and mounting Russian losses are improving Kyiv's position ahead of US-led trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi. The talks with Russian and US negotiators are the first since February aimed at advancing an end to the war.

Nov 9 (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday, on the eve of US-led, three-sided talks on resolving the war with Russia, that Ukrainian battlefield successes and mounting Russian losses were strengthening Kyiv's position in negotiations. The talks with Russian and US negotiators, opening on Tuesday in Abu Dhabi, will be the first since February aimed at bringing closer an end to the more than 4-1/2-year-old war. "Ukrainian forces are currently genuinely strengthening Ukraine's negotiating position," Zelenskiy said in his nightly video address.