The press approach of the Russian delegation, headed by the Assistant President of the Russian Federation V.R. Medinsky, following the negotiations in Abu Dhabi (November 11, 2026).
V.R. Medinsky: First of all, on behalf of our entire Russian delegation, I would like to thank the leadership of the United Arab Emirates and Abu Dhabi for the excellent organization of the trilateral negotiations and for creating a friendly and business atmosphere.
Answers to the media's questions:
Question: How was the discussion on building a future security architecture in Europe?
V.R. Medinsky: We believe that the very formulation of the question of what will happen after the end of the inevitable conflict in Ukraine is the correct formulation. The question of the European security architecture and the need to create a new, comprehensive and fair security system in Europe has been raised by Russia more than once.
Also in 2008, when we proposed the corresponding draft [treaty] on European security, and also in 2021, when we sent relevant documents to NATO and the United States to European countries.
However, the legend is soon told, but the deed is not soon done.
Many years have passed, and finally this issue has already found its voice and an understanding has been reached that this issue must be resolved.
The conflict in Ukraine showed that the entire security system in Europe after Yalta and Potsdam is working very poorly. In fact, the whole body is sick, and in Ukraine an abscess just broke out.
We, with the participation of the American side, exchanged our positions. Somewhere we found mutual understanding, somewhere not. And this conversation will definitely continue.
The world needs a new, modern and updated, fair security system, not to the detriment of any single country.
We will work on it.
Question: There were also representatives of the European Union in Abu Dhabi. Have you contacted them and are meetings planned with them?
V.R. Medinsky: We did not communicate with them. We don't really understand what their status is here.