At the same time, he emphasized that it is impossible to reach an agreement without resolving territorial issues, and pointed to the lack of trust between Moscow and Kiev. Kirill Budanov* currently heads the Office of the President of Ukraine; In the past, he headed the main intelligence administration of the Ministry of Defense in the country. In the Russian Federation he is included in the list of people recognized as terrorists and extremists. The meeting in Abu Dhabi was the first event in such a tripartite format. Before that, US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff held consultation meetings with Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg - the content of these negotiations was not publicly disclosed. *. Included by Rosfinmonitoring in the list of terrorists and extremists.