Umarov: The main issues are the cessation of hostilities and the peace approach. Medinsky: We hope that today's meeting will allow us to get closer to peace.
The head of the Ukrainian delegation, Rustam Umarov, referred to the beginning of the negotiations in Abu Dhabi.
"We have moved to a tripartite format of Ukraine-US negotiations in Russia. The agenda includes key issues of ending hostilities and bringing peace. We work in accordance with the tasks defined by the President of Ukraine," he wrote on his Telegram channel.
The head of the Russian delegation, Vladimir Medinsky, expressed hope at the beginning of the meeting that the negotiations in the United Arab Emirates will allow progress towards peace for the benefit of Russia and Ukraine.