The key facts

  • The talks will begin on November 10 at 11:50 local time (10:50 Moscow time)
  • The delegations are led by Medinsky, Umerov, Witkoff and Kushner
  • European countries are not taking part in the trilateral format; Kyiv will hold separate consultations with them

Time and participants

Trilateral talks between Russia, the United States and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi will begin on November 10 at 11:50 local time, which corresponds to 10:50 Moscow time. The meeting time was named by a source familiar with the preparations for the negotiation process; the same figures, citing a source, are reported by RIA Novosti. The meeting is scheduled for November 10–11. The Russian delegation is led by presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky, and the Ukrainian delegation by the head of the Foreign Intelligence Service, Rustem Umerov. The United States is represented by the president's special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.

Agenda and format

According to Life.ru, the parties plan to discuss security guarantees, de-escalation and humanitarian issues. Representatives of European countries will not take part directly in the trilateral format; however, as the outlet reports, Kyiv intends to hold separate consultations with them.

Composition of the Russian delegation

The Russian delegation has arrived in Abu Dhabi to take part in the talks. In addition to Medinsky, the negotiating group reportedly includes Deputy Foreign Ministers Sergey Ryabkov and Mikhail Galuzin, the head of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Igor Kostyukov, and General Staff representative Yuri Zhigarlovsky. Life.ru also cites a WP report that the United States changed its approach to the talks in Abu Dhabi in Moscow's favor; this claim remains attributed to the outlet and is not confirmed by other sources in the materials cited.