The key facts

  • First trilateral meeting after a break of nearly nine months
  • The talks cover a ceasefire, security guarantees, and humanitarian issues
  • Grynkewich expects the achieved military progress to continue

Talks in Abu Dhabi

Trilateral talks are underway in Abu Dhabi on resolving the conflict between Moscow and Kyiv. The Russian delegation is led by presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky, the Ukrainian delegation by Rustem Umerov, and the American side is represented by US presidential special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. This is the first meeting in a trilateral format after a break of nearly nine months; the parties intend to discuss conditions for a ceasefire, security guarantees, and humanitarian issues.

NATO's expectations and the Russian delegation's position

Supreme Allied Commander of NATO's joint armed forces in Europe, US Air Force General Alexus Grynkewich, expects the talks to continue the previous progress in the military sphere. According to him, significant progress was previously achieved in the trilateral dialogue between the militaries. Gazeta.Ru reports, citing RIA Novosti. Earlier, Medinsky expressed gratitude to the United States for its peacekeeping efforts at the talks in Abu Dhabi. «I expect to work with both sides to build on the results achieved and continue efforts to create a foundation for a lasting peace,» Grynkewich said.