The Russian President addressed today the forthcoming negotiations between Moscow and Kiev mediated by Washington in Abu Dhabi with members of the Russian Security Council, which was attended by some of the negotiators who will be in the talks.
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06/11/2026
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O Russian President addressed today the future negotiations between Moscow and Kyiv mediated by Washington in Abu Dhabi with members of the Russian Security Council, which was attended by some of the negotiators who will be in the talks.
“ Next week, on Tuesday, trilateral talks will begin in the United Arab Emirates on the Ukrainian issue, and we thank the authorities of the United Arab Emirates [UAE],” Vladimir Putin said at the beginning of the television broadcast meeting.
The Russian leader highlighted the “constant help” of the host of negotiations in the search for “a solution to the Ukrainian crisis and the resolution of humanitarian problems related to humanitarian trade”.
It also stressed that the members of the Russian delegation to Abu Dhabi were also present at today's meeting.
Previously, the spokesman for the Russian Presidency, Dmitri Peskov, said that the trilateral talks, which will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday next week, will focus on security issues, such as guarantees for the parties involved in the conflict.
It also pointed out that negotiations, which are resumed after a break of more than ten months, will take place behind closed doors.
This week, in Brussels, Kyiv and the European allies met to prepare for the trilateral negotiations in Abu Dhabi, which will again not have representatives of the European Union.
At these two meetings last Wednesday and Thursday the possible reconstruction of Ukraine, where the World Bank also participated, but also the security guarantees, which also included NATO representatives.