Negotiations in Abu Dhabi Kirill Budanov, head of Zelensky's office and registered as a terrorist/extremist in Russia, will lead the Ukrainian delegation. He does not expect a breakthrough, but sees the renewed talks as progress. The Russian team is led by Vladimir Medinsky. The fragmentation of the European Union was criticized Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Maloney condemned the lack of a unified position of the European Union regarding the peace talks in Ukraine. In a letter to the President of the European Council, Antonio Costa, she claimed that parallel initiatives (the US-Ukraine meetings, calls by Nordic leaders with Putin, the 'coalition of the willing') undermine Europe's authority. Maloney has urged an informal summit in Dublin next week to define who will represent the EU in the negotiations. She emphasized: "Europe must speak with one voice. "New talks mediated by Russia-Ukraine-USA are planned for November 10-11 in Abu Dhabi.