The first day of the tripartite negotiations ended in Abu Dhabi. What is known:
The parties started the meeting around 11:15 Moscow time. The Russian and Ukrainian delegations used Russian for communication, a TASS source reported.
The negotiations lasted 4.5 hours with a 40 minute break. As a source told TASS, the talks will definitely continue on November 11;.
The Russian delegation is headed by presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky, the Ukrainian delegation by the head of the foreign intelligence service Rostam Umarov.
Also present at the negotiating table when they began were Witkoff and Kushner, the Supreme Commander of NATO forces in Europe, Alexus Grinkevich and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates, Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan.
There were no Europeans there, contrary to the statements of French officials.
European representatives traveling to Abu Dhabi will stay at the hotel, Lavrov said, referring to Europe's desire to take part in the negotiations between Russia, Ukraine and the United States.
As Peskov pointed out in the past, the negotiations in Abu Dhabi will be devoted to security guarantees.
The Ukrainian settlement, although a very important issue, is only one point in a wide-ranging discussion. Its main goal is to create a comprehensive and indivisible security architecture for the entire continent, a source told TASS.
Witkoff and Kushner want to use the negotiations in Abu Dhabi to formulate clear solutions to resolve the conflict, Axios reports, citing a representative of the US administration.
It should be noted that following the meeting in Abu Dhabi, Vitkoff and Kushner may travel to Moscow and then to Kiev.