Today and tomorrow, tripartite negotiations between Russia, Ukraine and the United States will be held in Abu Dhabi to resolve the conflict.
What is known about the meeting?
The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, said that the main topic of the negotiations will be the security of Russia and Ukraine.
Vladimir Zelensky previously stated that Kiev intends to raise in the negotiations issues of security guarantees, the restoration of the state, stopping attacks on energy infrastructures and the Black Sea, exchange of prisoners and preparations for a meeting at the level of the leaders.
The Russian delegation will be headed by Assistant President Vladimir Medinsky. It will also include Deputy Foreign Ministers Sergei Ryabkov and Mikhail Glozin, Head of the Main Directorate of the General Staff Igor Kostyukov, Head of the Operational Information Service and International Relations of Russia's FSB Alexei Komkov, as well as six experts.
The Ukrainian delegation will be headed by the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, Rustam Umerov. This will include the head of the presidential office Kirill Budanov, his first deputy Sergey Kislitsa, the head of the People's Servant faction David Arkhamiya, the deputy head of the Main Intelligence Directorate Vadim Skivitsky and the former chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Andriy Gnatov.
The United States will be represented by Special Presidential Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
European participation.
In addition to the tripartite meeting, the American side intends to discuss the expansion of the negotiation format. Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner want direct European participation in the next rounds. This was reported by Politico, citing sources. The United States looks forward to accelerating the discussions and making this meeting the last to be held without the full participation of Europe.
At the same time, European countries have not yet decided who will represent their interests and whether Ukraine's allies should conduct direct negotiations with Moscow. EU leaders intend to discuss this issue at an informal summit in Dublin this weekend.
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