The second day of trilateral talks between Russia, the United States and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi ended after nearly two hours of closed-door discussions.
The TASS news agency reported on Wednesday, November 11, that the talks began on November 10 and that delegations from the three countries had discussed disputed issues over the past two days.
Vladimir Medinsky, an aide to the Russian president, is leading the Russian delegation, while Rustem Umerov, head of Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service, is heading the Ukrainian delegation.
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, the US representatives, the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) and Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the United Arab Emirates’ foreign minister, were also present at the start of the talks.
According to the report, the first round of talks lasted four and a half hours, with a 40-minute break. The second round was also held behind closed doors, without the presence of journalists.
Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin spokesperson, said the Russian delegation was keeping Russian President Vladimir Putin regularly informed about the progress of the talks.
He also stressed that Russian representatives had not had any contact with representatives of European countries during the negotiations.
