Nov. 9 — The Ukrainian delegation is on its way to the Capital of the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi, where peace talks between Ukraine, Russia and the United States are scheduled to take place, Rustem Umerov, the head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine and the leader of the Ukrainian delegation, reported. 

On Oct. 23, Dmitry Peskov, a spokesperson for Russian President Vladimir Putin, reported that Russia and Ukraine had scheduled talks in Abu Dhabi in mid-November. On Nov. 3, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed that Kyiv and Moscow were scheduled for Nov. 10. 

Steve Witkoff, a special envoy of the US administration, and Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, helmed the negotiations between Russia and Ukraine. 

In his post on X, Witkoff wrote that talks would focus on “post-war” security arrangements and humanitarian issues. 

Umerov also said that NATO and EU representatives, as well as European countries including Germany, France, the UK, and Italy, will be present in Abu Dhabi during the negotiations. 

He added that Ukraine will hold separate meetings with them to ensure that the positions of Kyiv and Western partners are aligned.  

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