The key facts
- The core of the Russian delegation has been determined; the final list will be ready soon — Yuri Ushakov
- The Russia–Ukraine–US talks in Abu Dhabi will take place after November 4; the date is being clarified
- Peskov: mutual security guarantees for Russia and Ukraine are one of the key topics of the meeting
The delegation's composition has not yet been approved
Russia has not finished forming its delegation for the trilateral talks on Ukraine, which are planned to be held in Abu Dhabi. According to Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov, the core of the delegation is already in place, but the final list of participants will be prepared in the near future. «Our composition has not been determined. We do have a core, of course. But the composition, I think, will be finalized in the near future,» Life.ru quotes him as saying.
Timing and agenda
Earlier, Ushakov said that representatives of Russia, Ukraine and the United States would hold talks in Abu Dhabi after November 4; the exact date of the meeting still has to be agreed upon by the parties. Presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov noted that under a future peace agreement, Russia and Ukraine should receive mutual security guarantees, and this issue will become one of the key topics of the trilateral meeting with US participation scheduled for November.
What remains unknown
Thus, as of Ushakov's statement, only the framework parameters of the meeting have been confirmed: the venue (Abu Dhabi), the approximate timeframe (after November 4) and the participation of the three parties. The names of the delegation members, the agreed date and the format of the talks have not been publicly disclosed so far.
