President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held talks with Finland’s President Alexander Stubb against the backdrop of negotiations in Abu Dhabi, where a trilateral format involving Ukraine, the United States and Russia has already begun.
The head of state reported this in his post.
According to Zelenskyy, ahead of the start of the trilateral talks there was also a meeting with European partners.
“Ukraine and its partners are determined to work substantively towards de-escalatory steps, developing effective security guarantees and bringing real peace closer. Russia’s position needs to be the same,” the President wrote.
Zelenskyy and Stubb agreed to continue coordinating their actions. The head of state also said that today he expects a detailed briefing from the Ukrainian negotiating team and partners on how the conversation with the Russian side is progressing.
- The talks in Abu Dhabi began on Tuesday and will last two days. These will be the first trilateral talks since February. The US delegation is led by special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
- The Ukrainian delegation at the talks includes the head of the Foreign Intelligence Service, Rustem Umerov; the head of the Office of the President, Kyrylo Budanov; his deputy Serhiy Kyslytsia; the head of the parliamentary faction “Servant of the People”, Davyd Arakhamia; and HUR representative Vadym Skibitskyi.
- The Russian delegation is led by Vladimir Putin’s aide Vladimir Medinsky. It also includes two representatives of the Foreign Ministry and two representatives of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces.
- US special representative Steve Witkoff reported on the outcomes of the talks on 10 November in Abu Dhabi involving Ukraine, European partners and NATO representatives. Participants stressed that any future agreements must respect Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. The discussion also covered the future architecture of European security and mechanisms to prevent escalation.