The first day of the tripartite negotiations between the delegations of Russia, the United States and Ukraine ended in Abu Dhabi. The calls lasted 4.5 hours. The talks began that day following the opening remarks of Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates. Another round is expected to take place on November 11.
The main topic of the talks will be the creation of a new system for land security after the settlement of the conflict in Ukraine.
The Russian delegation is headed by Assistant to the Russian President Vladimir Medinsky and consists of 11 people.
During the first day of negotiations, Ukrainian representatives communicated with Russian counterparts in Russian.
During the day, November 10, it became known that Europeans were present in the United Arab Emirates, whose participation in the events was not planned. Russian Foreign Ministry official Maria Zakharova suggested that they were trying to organize a "promotion" and provide information and political support to Kiev.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov confirmed on November 10 that regional security guarantees will be discussed in Abu Dhabi. He noted that the willingness of the White House administration to solve this issue is the main difference from the policy of the previous administration of former US leader Joe Biden. The Russian Foreign Minister added that Russia's agreement to a ceasefire at the request of the Europeans is not included. He linked this request to the initiators' attempt to "buy time" for Ukraine.
Chief researcher at the MGIMO Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Foreign Ministry Vadim Kozhulin named a possible stumbling block for delegations in negotiations in the UAE. This, in his opinion, could mean the deployment of foreign forces on the territory of Ukraine, which is unacceptable to the Russian Federation.