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Medinsky will represent Russia in talks with Ukraine and U.S. in Abu Dhabi
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that Putin’s aide Vladimir Medinsky will lead the Russian delegation at the trilateral talks.
According to Censor.NET, this was reported by the BBC’s Russian service.
"As for the chief negotiator on the Russian side in this process, let me remind you of the president's statement: it remains my colleague Medinsky," Peskov told reporters.
He also confirmed that the talks are scheduled to take place on November 10–11 in the capital of the United Arab Emirates.
Background
- On October 20, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met in Norway with U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and stated that during talks with the Russians in St. Petersburg, Witkoff would present the proposals on security guarantees that had been developed and were already set forth in the relevant document.
- On October 21, Trump’s special envoy met with Vladimir Putin at the Konstantinovsky Palace near St. Petersburg. During the talks, Witkoff stated that the preconditions for a ceasefire were in place.
- Yuri Ushakov, an aide to the Russian dictator, later stated that Moscow was ready to resume trilateral talks with the U.S. and Ukraine as early as mid-November.
- Subsequently, Zelenskyy confirmed that the American side had informed Kyiv of Russia’s readiness for a meeting at the level of negotiating teams. According to him, Ukraine supports the proposal to hold negotiations as soon as possible.
- On October 22, Russian dictator Putin announced Moscow’s readiness to resume trilateral talks with Ukraine and the U.S. According to him, the goal of the talks should be to achieve a lasting peace and establish a security framework for Russia and Ukraine.
- Recently, Speaker Johnson stated that the U.S. is on the verge of trilateral talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine.
- Zelenskyy noted that the upcoming meeting between representatives of Ukraine, the U.S., and Russia in November will be a step toward talks at the leadership level. Among the possible topics for discussion in November are a halt to attacks on energy infrastructure and at sea, the resumption of full-scale grain exports, and further prisoner exchanges.
