The negotiations on Ukraine will begin in Abu Dhabi at around 13:00 Moscow time.
- Media also publish the composition of the Russian negotiating group.
- The delegation at the tripartite meeting will once again be headed by Assistant President V. Medinsky. It also includes Deputy Foreign Minister S. Ryabkov and the head of the FSB's operational information and international relations department, A. Kumkov.
- The Russian group of experts includes the Deputy Chief of the Operational Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Yu. Zhigerlovsky, the head of the counterintelligence operations department of the FSB, D. Miniev, and the director of the non-proliferation and arms control department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, O. Postnikov.