The negotiating group also included the head of the presidential bureau Kirill Budanov, his first deputy Sergey Kislitsa, the head of the faction of the People's Minister in the Verhovna Rada David Arkhamiya, the deputy head of the Main Intelligence Directorate Vadim Skivitsky and the former head of the Ukrainian General Staff Andriy Gnatov. The special envoys for the US presidency Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner led the American delegation. On November 11, the second day of negotiations began in Abu Dhabi.