Kremlin: Trilateral Negotiations Between Moscow, Washington, and Kyiv in Abu Dhabi - Sarmad

The Russian presidential administration, the Kremlin, announced that a new round of trilateral negotiations between Russia, the United States, and Ukraine will be held in Abu Dhabi in November, as part of efforts to resume the diplomatic track and reach a peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian crisis.

Russian news agency RIA Novosti quoted Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov as saying that the anticipated negotiations would focus on the security issues of both Russia and Ukraine in the post-settlement phase, emphasizing that achieving a comprehensive resolution to the crisis requires discussing these files.

Peskov’s remarks came after Russian President Vladimir Putin met with the U.S. special envoy, Steve Witkoff, in Saint Petersburg, where the two sides discussed the path to a Ukrainian settlement and U.S. efforts to resume negotiations between Moscow and Kyiv.

Peskov stated that Putin expressed Russia’s willingness in principle to resume trilateral negotiations, without disclosing details of the talks, noting that “public discussion of proposals could harm the negotiation process.”