Russia is still in the preparatory stage for talks on Ukraine, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said, APA's Moscow bureau reports.
According to him, Russia hopes that close dialogue with the US administration will help address the root causes of the Ukrainian conflict.
It should be noted that trilateral talks between Russia, the United States, and Ukraine on Ukraine will be held in Abu Dhabi. Although the Kremlin announced that the talks would take place after November 10, the Polish Prime Minister stated that the meeting was scheduled for November 4.