President Vladimir Putin confirmed, this Friday (6), that Russia will hold tripartite meetings with the United States and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates, next Tuesday (10). According to Putin, the members of the delegation were invited to a meeting of the Russian Security Council. Presidential advisers Vladimir Medinsky and Yuri Ushkov participated; Head of the General Directorate of the General Staff Igor Kostyukov; and Deputy Foreign Ministers Mikhail Glozin and Sergey Ryabkov. According to recent statements by US President Donald Trump and special envoy Jared Kushner, the focus of the discussions will be security guarantees for Kiev and a broader European security architecture.