The key facts
- Rubio said in Paris that the US will continue to put forward ideas but does not guarantee the outcome of the talks
- The trilateral meeting in Abu Dhabi is scheduled for November 10–11
- Delegation line-ups: Medinsky (Russia), Umerov (Ukraine), Witkoff and Kushner (US)
Washington does not promise a result
The United States intends to keep offering options for a diplomatic settlement of the Ukrainian conflict, but does not undertake to guarantee a successful conclusion of the talks. This was stated by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, commenting on preparations for the trilateral meeting of Russia, Ukraine and the United States in Abu Dhabi, reports Life.ru.
Rubio's statement
“We will continue to do what we can. You are asking me to guarantee a successful outcome. I cannot do that,” the head of the State Department emphasized in a conversation with journalists in Paris. According to him, Washington's task is to facilitate the negotiation process and the search for new diplomatic solutions: “All we can do is facilitate the talks, do what we can in terms of contributing ideas to these discussions in the hope of achieving a solution that is diplomatic in nature.”
Who will talk in Abu Dhabi and when
The meeting is scheduled for November 10–11. As the same outlet previously reported, the Russian delegation has already flown to Abu Dhabi. Moscow will be represented by a team led by Vladimir Medinsky, Kyiv by a group headed by Rustem Umerov, while Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will arrive on behalf of Washington. One of the key topics will be security guarantees. The outlet also notes that Witkoff and Kushner may meet with Vladimir Putin in Russia after the talks in Abu Dhabi — this possibility is presented as information for reference, without details about its status.
