The key facts

  • Trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi began on November 10 at 12:12 local time and lasted more than an hour
  • Russia is represented by Medinsky, Ryabkov, Galuzin, Kostyukov and Zhigalovsky; Ukraine — by a delegation led by Umerov
  • The US is represented by special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner

Talks in Abu Dhabi have been going on for more than an hour

On November 10, trilateral talks between the delegations of Russia, the United States and Ukraine on resolving the conflict began in Abu Dhabi. The meeting started at 12:12 local time (11:12 Moscow time) and, according to RIA Novosti, as cited by Gazeta.Ru, had already been going on for more than an hour since it began.

Composition of the delegations

The Russian side is represented by presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky, Deputy Foreign Ministers Sergei Ryabkov and Mikhail Galuzin, as well as representatives of two directorates of the General Staff, Igor Kostyukov and Yuri Zhigalovsky. 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 Serhiy Kyslytsia, leader of the Servant of the People faction David Arakhamia, deputy head of the Main Intelligence Directorate Vadym Skibitsky and former chief of the general staff Andriy Hnatov. The American delegation is led by US presidential special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.

Medinsky's statement

Speaking at the talks, Medinsky thanked the United States for its peacemaking efforts and said he expected progress toward peace thanks to “a renewed and more professional team of negotiators”. Earlier, according to the same outlet, it was reported that after the talks on Ukraine “everything could change very quickly.” No results of the meeting had been reported at the time of publication.