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Update: Russia to send a senior diplomatic and military team to Abu Dhabi talks with Ukraine and the U.S.
Russia will send senior diplomats and military officials to U.S.-mediated peace talks with Ukraine in Abu Dhabi on Nov. 10–11, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Nov. 7, the Kyiv Independent reported, citing Reuters. The Russian delegation will be led by presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky and will include Deputy Foreign Ministers Sergei Ryabkov and Mikhail Galuzin, military intelligence chief Igor Kostyukov, and senior General Staff officer Yury Zhigarlovsky; the Kyiv Independent said Ryabkov, who oversees relations with the United States and arms control, will join the talks for the first time, while Medinsky, Galuzin and Kostyukov have taken part in earlier rounds. Ukraine's delegation will be led by Foreign Intelligence Service head Rustem Umerov and will include presidential chief of staff Kyrylo Budanov and David Arakhamia, head of President Volodymyr Zelensky's parliamentary faction, the outlet reported, calling the meeting the first round of trilateral U.S.-mediated negotiations since February.
- Kyiv IndependentRussia to send senior diplomats, military officials to upcoming peace talks in Abu Dhabi