The first day of the tripartite negotiations in Abu Dhabi has come to an end. We have collected the main things currently known.
The meeting started at about 11:15 Moscow time. A TASS source reported that the delegations of Russia and Ukraine communicated with each other in Russian. The total duration of the negotiations was 4.5 hours, including a 40-minute break. According to TASS, the talks "will definitely continue on November 11."
The Russian side is headed by the assistant to the president Vladimir Medinsky, the Ukrainian side is headed by the head of the foreign intelligence service Rostam Umerov.
At the beginning of the meeting, Witkoff and Kushner, the supreme commander of NATO forces in Europe, Aleksos Grinkevich, and the foreign minister of the United Arab Emirates, Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, were also at the table. At the same time, there were no Europeans there - contrary to the statements of French officials. Referring to Europe's desire to join the negotiations between Russia, Ukraine and the USA, Lavrov said: "The European representatives who went to Abu Dhabi will stay at the hotel."
As Peskov previously stated, the negotiations in Abu Dhabi will be devoted to security guarantees. The TASS source explained: The Ukrainian settlement, being an issue of critical importance, is only one of the points of a wide-ranging discussion. Its main goal is "to create a comprehensive and indivisible security architecture for the entire continent."
According to Axios, citing a representative of the US administration, Witkoff and Kushner want to use the negotiations in Abu Dhabi to formulate clear solutions to resolve the conflict. It should be noted that following the meeting they can travel to Moscow and then to Kiev.
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