The second day of negotiations between representatives of Russia, the US, and Ukraine is underway in Abu Dhabi

The second day of talks between representatives from Russia, the US, and Ukraine has begun in Abu Dhabi.

The negotiations are taking place behind closed doors. The Russian delegation will make a statement to the press once the meeting concludes.

According to Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, the Russian delegation is keeping President Vladimir Putin regularly informed about the progress of the negotiations. He noted that the subject of the talks was also discussed during a meeting between Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.

The first day of negotiations lasted nearly four hours. According to a source from RIA Novosti, the resolution of the conflict in Ukraine was only one of the topics discussed; the primary focus was on the establishment of a new security system in Europe.

The Russian delegation is led by Presidential Aide Vladimir Medinsky. The delegation also includes Deputy Foreign Ministers Sergey Ryabkov and Mikhail Galuzin, Alexey Komkov—Head of the Service for Operational Information and International Relations of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB)—and Igor Kostyukov, Head of the Main Directorate of the General Staff.

The Ukrainian delegation includes Rustem Umerov (Head of the Foreign Intelligence Service), Kyrylo Budanov (Head of the Office of Volodymyr Zelenskyy), his deputy Sergiy Kyslytsya, Davyd Arakhamia (Chairman of the "Servant of the People" faction in the Verkhovna Rada), Vadym Skibitskyi (Deputy Head of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence), and Andrii Hnatov (former Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine).

Participating in the negotiations on behalf of the United States are Steve Witkoff (Special Representative of President Donald Trump), his son-in-law Jared Kushner, and Alexus Grynkewich (Commander of NATO forces in Europe).