Ukraine wants Western countries to continue financing its armed forces for at least a decade after a peace agreement with Russia, according to AFP, citing a Ukrainian official.

Kiev is pushing for long-term financial commitments to maintain a military force of 800,000 personnel, even if the conflict is formally settled.

The Ukrainian official told AFP that the country would need Western financial support for a minimum of ten years to sustain an army capable of repelling any future Russian attack.

Moscow, meanwhile, is approaching the negotiations with a broader agenda. A source in the Russian delegation told AFP that settling the Ukraine conflict is only one part of the discussions. Russia’s primary objective is to overhaul the security framework across the European continent.

The differing priorities emerged against the backdrop of trilateral talks involving Russia, the United States and Ukraine, held behind closed doors in Abu Dhabi on November 10 and 11.

The first day of negotiations lasted nearly four hours, while representatives of the three countries spent more than an hour and a half in discussions on the second day.