The third round of negotiations between Russia, the United States and Ukraine began in Abu Dhabi: the parties are talking about reducing the differences.
In Abu Dhabi, on the 10th day of the tenth month, negotiations began between the three parties regarding the settlement of the situation in Ukraine. This is the first personal meeting in this format in almost nine months, the last such meeting was in February 2026. The consultations will be held behind closed doors and will last two days.
The American group is led by statesmen Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, the Russian group by presidential adviser Vladimir Medinsky, and the Ukrainian group by the head of the General Intelligence Directorate Rustam Umerov. At the opening ceremony, Kushner said that the differences between the participants had decreased, but opinions were still divided on key points, including questions of territory and security. Umerov noted that Kyiv strives to obtain reliable security guarantees and establish a sustainable peace, while Medinsky, for his part, said that the end of the conflict meets the interests of both sides.
The negotiations began with a discussion on security guarantees - for Ukraine and the entire continent of Europe, as well as focusing on Russia's demands regarding its defense. Kiev insists on a strict instruction: first the war must be stopped, and only after that we can move on to building a new security system in Europe. Meetings were held behind closed doors with the participation of American diplomats, as well as delegations from the European Union, NATO, Great Britain, France, Germany and Italy. In the final document, the European Union Commission emphasized that all agreements concluded must ensure the protection of security and adhere strictly to the principles of sovereignty, independence and territorial unity of Ukraine.
The Kremlin administration has not yet given an estimate. Dmitry Peskov, the head of state's press secretary, said that it is impossible to speak in advance about the likelihood of an agreement until the talks are completed.