What Russia, Ukraine and the United States agree on in Abu Dhabi.
On November 10, tripartite negotiations on a Ukrainian settlement began in Abu Dhabi. The meeting will last two days, until November 11, and is held behind closed doors. Nubia Izvestia gathered the main information about the composition of the delegations and the topics to be discussed.
The Russian delegation is headed by presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky. It also included representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the FSB and the General Staff. The Ukrainian side is represented by a delegation led by Rostam Umerov. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are participating from the United States.
The main issue of the negotiations is security guarantees. The parties discuss not only the conditions for ending the conflict, but also the future security system in Europe. According to Axios, the military group will deal with monitoring mechanisms for a possible ceasefire, and the political group will deal with territorial issues.
According to the Financial Times, the United States has sought Russia's position on security guarantees for Ukraine, which could be similar to Article 5 of the NATO Collective Defense Treaty.
"It has to be something that Russia agrees to, or it won't work," said US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Moscow, in turn, insists on the mutual nature of security guarantees for Russia and Ukraine.
Kiev also offers to discuss the cessation of attacks on energy infrastructure, a naval ceasefire and the possibility of a meeting between Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump and Vladimir Zelensky.
There are no European representatives at the main negotiating table. However, the Ukrainian delegation has already held separate consultations with representatives of Great Britain, France, Italy, NATO and the European Commission.
It is expected that following the meeting the parties will try to detail possible agreements. It remains to be seen whether it will be possible to reach a convergence of positions on the main controversial issues.