The key facts

  • The Russia–US–Ukraine talks will take place in Abu Dhabi on November 10–11; the Russian delegation is led by Vladimir Medinsky.
  • Life.ru names 11 members of the delegation, Gazeta.Ru — a shortened list; the compositions partially differ.
  • European representatives are not included in the talks, but von der Leyen confirmed the dispatch of EU delegates to Abu Dhabi.

Composition of the Russian delegation

On November 10–11, talks on settling the conflict in Ukraine, with the participation of Russia and the United States, will be held in Abu Dhabi. The Russian delegation will be led by presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky — the list was published by RT on its Telegram channel, as reported by Gazeta.Ru. According to Life.ru, the delegation consists of 11 people: five main participants and six experts representing the Foreign Ministry, the FSB, the General Staff and the Presidential Administration.

Discrepancies in the lists

The outlets give different versions of the composition. Gazeta.Ru names Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, head of the FSB's Operational Information and International Relations Service Alexei Komkov, and among the experts Yuri Zhigarlovsky from the General Staff, Dmitry Minaev from the FSB and Oleg Postnikov from the Foreign Ministry. Life.ru, in addition to these names, lists Mikhail Galuzin, head of the General Staff's Main Directorate Igor Kostyukov, Alexander Zorin, Elena Podobreevskaya and Alexei Polishchuk. Thus, only Life.ru publishes the full list of 11 people; Gazeta.Ru limited itself to part of the names. A separate detail from Life.ru: Ryabkov and Komkov were not part of the delegation at last year's talks in Istanbul, whereas Medinsky, Galuzin and Kostyukov had already represented Russia at meetings with the Ukrainian side in 2025.

Format and participation of other parties

The American side is represented by US presidential special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner; the Ukrainian delegation is led by Rustem Umerov. According to Life.ru, the talks will begin at 10:50 Moscow time and will take place without the direct participation of European representatives. At the same time, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen confirmed the dispatch of European Union representatives to Abu Dhabi, and Kyiv plans to hold separate consultations with European partners in parallel with the trilateral meeting. Gazeta.Ru also notes that Kyiv's European allies have expressed a desire to take part in the discussions. The participants intend to discuss security issues, de-escalation and further diplomatic steps. Donald Trump, as reported by Gazeta.Ru, said that the sides are very close to concluding a peace deal, but that after that Ukraine's territory may change significantly.