The key facts

  • Trilateral consultations between Russia, the United States and Ukraine began on November 10 in Abu Dhabi
  • According to a source, the delegations communicate in Russian
  • A continuation of the talks on November 11 has not been finally confirmed

Talks in Abu Dhabi: the language of communication and the composition of the delegations

On November 10, trilateral consultations between Russia, the United States and Ukraine began in the capital of the UAE. The Russian delegation is led by presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky, the Ukrainian one by Rustem Umerov; the mediators are US representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. The fact that the Russian and Ukrainian representatives communicate with each other in Russian was reported by Kremlin pool journalist Alexander Yunashev citing a source close to one of the delegations.

What is known about the course of the meeting

The meeting is taking place behind closed doors, so details of the discussions are not being disclosed. According to Life.ru, the talks resumed after a short break. According to Yunashev's source, the discussion may continue on November 11, but there is no final confirmation of this yet — no decision on holding the next meeting has been announced.

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