The meeting, announced by the Russian Presidency after the meeting between Putin and US envoy Steve Witkoff, will begin this Friday.
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, said this Friday that the fundamental issue of control over territories in eastern Ukraine will be addressed by the Ukrainian, Russian and North American delegations.
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“The issue of Donbass (territory in eastern Ukraine, including the regions of Donetsk and Luhansk) is fundamental,” declared the Ukrainian president during a press conference, adding that the matter will be discussed in Abu Dhabi this Friday and Saturday.
Holding the meeting was announced by the Russian Presidency in the early hours of the morningfollowing a meeting in Moscow between President Vladimir Putin and US envoy Steve Witkoff.
“It was agreed that the first meeting of a trilateral working group on security issues will take place today in Abu Dhabi,” said Russian diplomatic adviser Yuri Ushakov.
The Russian team, led by General Igor Kostyukov, a senior General Staff official, will move to Abu Dhabi in the next few hours, he added.
Ukraine will be represented by Security Council Secretary Rustem Umerov, Chief of Staff Kyrylo Budanov and Deputy Chief of Staff Serhiy Kyslytsia.
The Ukrainian delegation also includes the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, General Andriy Gnatov.
On Thursday in Davos, Zelensky criticized European allies stating that he saw a “fragmented” and “lost” Europe with regard to the influence on the positions of the President of the United States and the lack of “political will” of the Russian head of state, Vladimir Putin.
The criticism towards Kiev’s main political and financial supporters came after a meeting with Donald Trump in Davos, Switzerland, which, according to Zelensky, resulted in an agreement on security guarantees for Ukraine.
Dialogue with the North American counterpart “it wasn’t simple”admitted the Ukrainian leader, although he described the meeting as “positive”.
Ukraine was invaded by Russia in 2014, which annexed the Crimean Peninsula.
In February 2022, Russia launched a large-scale military campaign against the entire Ukrainian territory.
With Lusa
