Russia, Ukraine and the United States open talks in Abu Dhabi
Three-way talks between Russia, Ukraine and the United States opened Tuesday in Abu Dhabi, the first such meeting since February. Ukraine’s delegation head Rustem Umerov said the day began with a meeting involving Ukraine, U.S. envoys and representatives of the U.K., France, Germany, Italy, NATO and the European Commission; a trilateral session with Russia was to follow.
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RIA Novosti reported that the Russian delegation had arrived at the venue. The White House said the two-day session would focus on security guarantees.
Russia’s chief negotiator, Vladimir Medinsky, a Putin aide, has led Moscow’s team since the first direct peace talks with Ukraine in Istanbul in March 2022. The delegation also includes deputy foreign ministers Sergei Ryabkov and Mikhail Galuzin, military intelligence chief Igor Kostyukov, and Yuri Zhigarlovsky, deputy chief of the General Staff’s operational department.
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