The key facts

  • The motorcade carrying the Russian delegation arrived at the venue of the trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi
  • Delegation composition: for Russia — Medinsky, Ryabkov, Galuzin, General Staff representatives; for Ukraine — Umerov, Budanov, Arakhamia and others
  • The American side will be led by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner

Russian delegation arrives in Abu Dhabi

The Russian delegation has arrived at the venue of the trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi (UAE), Gazeta.Ru reports citing a TASS correspondent: the motorcade carrying the meeting participants arrived at the negotiation site.

Composition of the delegations

Russia is represented by presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky, Deputy Foreign Ministers Sergei Ryabkov and Mikhail Galuzin, as well as Igor Kostyukov and Yuri Zhigalovsky, heads of two directorates of the General Staff. The Ukrainian delegation is led by Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Rustem Umerov; it also includes Head of the Presidential Office Kyrylo Budanov, his first deputy Serhii Kyslytsia, leader of the Servant of the People faction David Arakhamia, Deputy Head of the Main Intelligence Directorate Vadym Skibitsky, and former commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian General Staff Andrii Hnatov. The American side is represented by US presidential envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.

Context

Before the meeting began Umerov, who heads the Ukrainian delegation, said that the Ukrainian delegation would meet with representatives of Western countries in Abu Dhabi. No information on further outcomes of the talks was available at the time of publication.