The key facts
- A new round of talks on Ukraine will take place in Abu Dhabi on November 10–11 at the level of negotiating teams
- The Russian delegation will be led by presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky, with the US acting as mediator
- The Kremlin has ruled out the participation of European countries but allows for dialogue with Europe later
The topic of the meeting is security guarantees
The trilateral talks on Ukraine scheduled for November 10–11 in Abu Dhabi will focus on security issues and guarantees for the parties to the conflict. This was announced by Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov, adding that the specific details will be discussed behind closed doors. “It will be devoted to security issues, ensuring security, security guarantees for the parties. The details, of course, will all be discussed behind closed doors,” Life.ru quotes him as saying.
Format and participants
The meeting will be held at the level of negotiating teams; the Russian delegation will be led by presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky, and the United States will act as mediator between Moscow and Kyiv. As Peskov previously explained, the format has already been agreed upon and provides for the participation of only Moscow, Kyiv and Washington — European countries will not take part in the talks. At the same time, the Kremlin spokesman acknowledged that dialogue with Europe will be inevitable later, since discussion of the future European security system will become part of the conflict settlement.
