Trilateral talks between Russia, Ukraine and the United States on conflict resolution begin in Abu Dhabi today, APA's Moscow bureau reports.
The talks will take place over two days, November 10 and 11.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced that the main topic of the talks would be the security of Russia and Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Kyiv intends to raise issues related to security guarantees, the country's reconstruction, ending attacks on energy infrastructure and in the Black Sea, prisoner exchanges, and preparations for a meeting between the leaders.
The Russian delegation is headed by presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky. It also includes Deputy Foreign Ministers Sergey Ryabkov and Mikhail Galuzin, Igor Kostyukov, head of the Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) of the General Staff, Alexey Komkov, head of the FSB's Operational Information and International Relations Service, and six experts.
The Ukrainian delegation is headed by Rustem Umerov, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council. It includes Head of the Presidential Office Kyrylo Budanov, his First Deputy Serhiy Kyslytsya, head of the Servant of the People faction David Arakhamia, Deputy Head of the Main Intelligence Directorate Vadym Skibitskyi, and former Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Andriy Hnatov.
The United States will be represented by President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
In addition to the trilateral meeting, the American side intends to discuss expanding the format of the talks. Witkoff and Kushner want to ensure the direct participation of European representatives in future rounds. Politico reported this, citing sources. The United States hopes to accelerate the discussions and make the current meeting the last one held without Europe's full participation.
However, European countries have not yet decided who will represent their interests or whether Ukraine's allies will hold direct talks with Moscow. EU leaders intend to discuss the issue at an informal summit in Dublin later this week.
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