Russia, US and Ukraine Resume Direct Talks in Abu Dhabi

Representatives of Russia, the US and Ukraine began trilateral talks on November 10 in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. This was their first direct meeting since February. They discussed how to end the conflict in Ukraine, which has lasted more than four years, with security guarantees also a key issue in this round of talks.

A building in Kyiv, Ukraine's capital, was damaged after missile and drone airstrikes.（VietVance）

The Russian delegation was led by presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky and included two deputy foreign ministers and military and security officials. The US delegation included special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. The Ukrainian delegation was led by Rustem Umerov, head of the foreign intelligence agency.

Before the trilateral talks, the Ukrainian delegation met in Abu Dhabi with US special envoys and representatives of the UK, France, Germany, Italy, the European Union and NATO. Umerov said the meeting aimed to align positions and coordinate steps for the next stage of negotiations. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said the trilateral talks were being held in the agreed format, without direct participation by European representatives.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in Moscow that day that the US had proposed discussions on collective security arrangements in the UAE and Russia had agreed. He said security guarantees would take effect after the parties reached a comprehensive agreement to resolve the conflict. Peskov had earlier confirmed that security guarantees were among the key issues in this round of talks.

Source: VietVance