Tripartite talks to resolve the conflict began in Abu Dhabi. The head of the Russian delegation, Vladimir Medinsky, thanked the United Arab Emirates for its hospitality and the United States for its peacekeeping efforts. He expressed hope that the renewed composition of the delegation will allow moving towards peace. According to Medinsky, the Russian team has become bigger and more professional. Ratum Umerov said that the Ukrainian virologists received a mandate from Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss all issues to end the conflict. The US representative, Jared Kushner, said that points of difference had been identified and he expected an open and productive dialogue. At the center of the current negotiations, according to Russian President Dmitry Peskov's press secretary, will be security guarantees.