European Union leaders on Friday in Dublin agreed on a delegation for expert-level talks with Russia, which will include representatives of the European Commission, the Council of the European Union, Germany, France, Italy and Poland, as well as Britain, which is not a member of the European Union, the French news agency (AFP) reported, citing a European source.
The negotiating team will be the same team that flew to Abu Dhabi this week.
Russia, the United States and Ukraine held talks in Abu Dhabi on November 10-11. Presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky led the Russian delegation, while the head of the Foreign Intelligence Service Rostam Umerov headed the Ukrainian delegation. US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, NATO Europe Supreme Allied Commander Alexas Greenkic and UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan were also present at the negotiating table when the talks began. Despite statements by French officials, no Europeans attended the meeting.