Representatives of the United States, Ukraine and European partners discussed efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war and conditions for ensuring a lasting peace, including reliable security guarantees for Ukraine.
“Operative Information Center-OMM” reports that the sides said this in a joint statement following a coordination meeting in Abu Dhabi.
US President’s special envoy Steve Witkoff released the text of the joint statement.
According to the statement, participants stressed that any future agreements must respect Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, its right to make independent decisions, and provide reliable security guarantees.
“The common goal is to develop a practical and complementary security framework that will strengthen Ukraine’s long-term security and create the necessary basis of trust for achieving a negotiated settlement,” the statement said.
A coordination meeting between the Ukrainian delegation and representatives of the European Union (EU) and the United States began in Abu Dhabi ahead of trilateral talks with Russia.
“Operative Information Center-OMM” reports that Ukrainian Foreign Intelligence Service chief Rustem Umerov said this on his Telegram channel.
Representatives of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, NATO and the European Commission attended the meeting, along with US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. The Ukrainian delegation included Kyrylo Budanov, David Arakhamia, Serhiy Kyslytsya and Vadym Skibitsky.
“We will coordinate the next steps ahead of the next round of talks,” Umerov said.
He said the next stage would be trilateral talks involving Ukraine, the United States and Russia.
Umerov named ending hostilities, providing reliable post-war security guarantees, the country’s economic recovery and development, and resolving humanitarian issues as Ukraine’s main priorities.
“We are working to make as much progress as possible on these issues and bring peace closer,” he stressed.
Trilateral talks on resolving the Russia-Ukraine conflict are scheduled to take place in Abu Dhabi on November 10-11.
