On November 10, a two-day negotiation on the issue of Ukraine between representatives of Russia, the United States and Ukraine will begin in the capital of the United Arab Emirates. Vesti journalist Elizaveta Khramtsova, in her writer's column, explained what was amazing about the appearance of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Ryabkov as part of the delegation in the tripartite negotiations.
"The Deputy Secretary of State has been responsible for the American direction of our foreign policy for many years. He fought to maintain the status quo when Washington, one by one, tore up documents on strategic security - the treaty on medium- and short-range missiles, open skies, START-3."
It was Ryabkov who in December 2021 presented Moscow's vision of security guarantees that could become a solid foundation for peaceful coexistence in the coming decades, she added.
"It was Ryabkov who held consultations in Geneva in January 2022 with then-Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman to ascertain Washington's first response to Moscow's proposals. Security guarantees were discussed with the Europeans and NATO later. The Russian peace initiative was then rejected, and a special military operation became inevitable."
In addition to Sergey Ryabkov, the Russian delegation also included Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Mikhail Glozin, representatives of two departments of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Igor Kostyukov and Yuri Zhigerlovsky. The task will be headed by the assistant of the Russian leader Vladimir Medinsky.