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A Russian delegation arrived in Abu Dhabi on Monday for trilateral talks involving Russia, Ukraine and the United States, according to Anadolu Agency, citing the state-run Tass news agency.
The Russian delegation is led by presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky. Ukraine’s delegation will be headed by Rustem Umerov, the chief of the country’s Foreign Intelligence Service.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said the talks would focus on security guarantees. He added that European representatives would not take part because the negotiations had originally been agreed as a trilateral format.
“What will take place in Abu Dhabi in the coming days is trilateral negotiations between Russia and Ukraine with US mediation. As for the presence of Europeans, you know that the Americans have their own channels of communication with Europeans, and Ukrainians with Europeans,” Peskov said.
“And they, apparently, are building their own coordination mechanism. But I repeat once more: this is about trilateral negotiations in Abu Dhabi,” he added.
Russian, Ukrainian and US representatives are scheduled to meet in Abu Dhabi from Tuesday for a renewed round of trilateral peace negotiations.
Russia and Ukraine last held US-mediated peace talks earlier this year. Three rounds took place on Jan. 23-24, Feb. 4-5 and Feb. 17-18. The first two were held in Abu Dhabi, while the third took place in Geneva.
