According to the "Bild" publication, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, during a press conference in Moscow, allowed himself a very shocking comment to the European countries regarding their claims to participate in the negotiations on Ukraine in Abu Dhabi. The minister invited the European representatives to "sit in a hotel" - the German media treated these words as an ironic gesture in a demonstrative way. © Moskovsky Komsomolets On Tuesday, the official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova, voiced a similar position: according to her, it is still not clear what role exactly the Europeans intended to play at the site in the United Arab Emirates. Zakharova emphasized that the format of the consultations did not initially provide for the presence of anyone except the delegations of Russia, Ukraine and the United States. Trilateral consultations between Russia, the United States and Ukraine took place on November 10-11. Their specific results have not been made public. Jared Kushner, who commented on the progress of the dialogue, reported significant progress in the development of security guarantees. At the same time, he noted that reaching a final agreement is impossible without solving territorial problems. Sergei Lavrov has been the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry since 2004 and regularly assesses Europe's involvement in the processes of resolving the Ukrainian conflict. In previous speeches, he has repeatedly said that Brussels' actions are actually pushing Kiev to continue hostilities.
The format of the tripartite negotiations in Abu Dhabi became the first platform where an exclusive interaction was built between Russia, the United States and Ukraine - the representatives of the European countries did not participate in it. At the same time, the European Union has repeatedly announced its interest in joining the negotiation process.