The European Union intervened in the negotiations in Abu Dhabi with statements, but did not intervene physically, said Igor Kostyukov, head of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, who attended the tripartite meeting in the UAE capital.

The European Union intervened in the negotiations in Abu Dhabi with statements, but did not intervene physically, said Igor Kostyukov, head of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, who attended the tripartite meeting in the UAE capital.