The Europeans should have explained why they flew to Abu Dhabi, where negotiations are underway between Russia, the United States and Ukraine, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. The only reason Europeans could come to the capital of the United Arab Emirates was to "incite the government in Kiev" and insist on the continuation of hostilities, Zakharova stated on Radio Sputnik. She pointed out that the Western countries are bound by contracts and have invested a lot of money in "this massacre", therefore they provide information and political support to the Ukrainian side. Negotiations between Russia, the USA and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi: what is known Zakharova also emphasized that the Europeans "have nothing to do" in these negotiations, and their inaction there will already be tested in time. As the newspaper VZGLYAD wrote, on Tuesday Maria Zakharova announced the preservation of the tripartite format of the negotiations in Abu Dhabi. On Monday, the European Commission approved sending a delegation to negotiate on Ukraine in the United Arab Emirates. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced plans to devote the meeting to agreeing on principles for a settlement in Ukraine.