The negotiations between Russia, Ukraine and the United States in Abu Dhabi will begin at 11:50.
The Russian delegation is headed by presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky, who led Moscow's negotiating team at meetings in Istanbul in 2022 and 2025, as well as during talks in Geneva.
The Ukrainian delegation includes the head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine Rostam Umerov (the head of the delegation), the head of the office of the President of Ukraine Kirill Budanov, his first deputy Sergei Kislitsa and the head of the Barda People's Servant Party faction David Arkhamiya.
Iran has opened airspace for a plane with Russian negotiators, which was heading for negotiations in Abu Dhabi, Vesti reports.
Witkoff said on November 2 that the parties would discuss security agreements after the war, de-escalation measures, humanitarian measures and other steps towards peace. The US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, named security guarantees for Ukraine as one of the main issues of trilateral negotiations.
At the upcoming meeting, Russia intends to discuss not only Ukraine, but also its security guarantees, Peskov said. "They can only be mutual," he said in an interview with Lusti.
The first day of the negotiations between Russia, the USA and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi will be devoted to security guarantees for Kiev and a possible update of the security architecture in Europe. On the second day, the parties plan to discuss territorial issues, including borders and demarcation lines, as well as a number of other issues, writes Politico, citing sources from American officials.
The US is trying to put pressure on Russia to allow European countries to participate in the next round of negotiations to resolve the conflict in Ukraine. Politico.
The American administration proposes to involve European representatives in the discussions immediately after the completion of the upcoming meeting in Abu Dhabi. Politico.