The Ukrainian delegation is heading to Abu Dhabi, where trilateral negotiations involving Ukraine, the United States and Russia are scheduled for November 10-11. In parallel, the Ukrainian side will hold separate coordination meetings with representatives of European states, NATO and the European Commission.
This was announced on November 9 by the head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine, Rustem Umerov, who is participating in the preparation of the negotiation process.
According to him, on Tuesday and Wednesday, meetings of representatives of the three states are to be held in the capital of the United Arab Emirates.
At the same time, representatives of the European E4 format, which includes Great Britain, France, Germany and Italy, as well as officials from NATO and the European Commission, will be in Abu Dhabi.
Umerov stressed that the Ukrainian delegation will hold separate consultations with European partners to align positions and determine the next steps in the negotiation process.
"It is essential for us to maintain close coordination with all our key partners, to ensure consistency of positions and a common understanding of the next steps in the negotiation process", he said.
According to Umerov, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has set as one of the tasks of Ukrainian diplomacy ensuring Europe's participation in the negotiation process.
However, a separate format of consultations with European representatives does not mean their direct participation at the table of trilateral negotiations with Russia. Umerov confirmed that coordination meetings would take place, but did not report a change in the composition of the main negotiation format.
Earlier, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen confirmed that the European Union will be represented at the negotiations in Abu Dhabi together with its partners.
According to European media reports, representatives of the European Commission, the European Council and national security advisers of leading European states are expected to join the consultations.
One of the key issues for European partners is expected to be security guarantees for Ukraine and future agreements on European security architecture.
The composition of the Ukrainian delegation to the negotiations in Abu Dhabi has been determined in advance. As reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing an informed source, the delegation is headed by Rustem Umerov.
It also includes Head of the Presidential Office Kyrylo Budanov, leader of the parliamentary faction "Servant of the People" Davyd Arakhamia, First Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Serhiy Kyslytsia and Deputy Chief of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense Vadym Skibitsky.
According to the outlet, an analyst from the Foreign Intelligence Service will also be involved. The military dimension of the negotiations will be coordinated by Vadym Skibitsky in cooperation with General Andriy Hnatov, who will not take direct part in the meetings this time.
Umerov separately thanked the United Arab Emirates for organizing the negotiation venue, and representatives of the US President Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner for preparing the diplomatic meetings.
The Ukrainian side names the main goals of the negotiation process as achieving a lasting peace, ensuring reliable security guarantees, and creating conditions for the country's post-war reconstruction.
We remind you that last week representatives of Ukraine, the United States and European states held consultations in Brussels on security guarantees and economic recovery. The meetings in Abu Dhabi are expected to be the next stage of the diplomatic process.
Based on materials from: Rustem Umerov, RBC-Ukraine (Milan Lelich, Yuliya Kapitonova)
