Whitcoff hopes peace is closer after Abu Dhabi talks

US special envoy Steve Whitcoff, who arrived in Moscow, said that trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi could bring peace closer. It's from sb.by.

According to RIA Novosti, two-day talks between the delegations of Russia, the United States and Ukraine have ended in the UAE capital. According to Jared Kushner, on Thursday, November 12, he and Steve Whitcoff came to Moscow to discuss the results of the meeting and present proposals — their American side had previously agreed with Kiev and European partners.

Before meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Whitkoff, Kushner and RDIF spokesman Kirill Dmitriev arrived at a hotel in central Moscow, near the Kremlin. Assistant to the President of Russia Yuri Ushakov confirmed that the conversation will take place in the morning.

According to Russian presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky, who led the Russian delegation in Abu Dhabi, the architecture of European security was a key issue in the talks. In addition, the parties reached an agreement on a large-scale exchange of prisoners between Russia and Ukraine, the details are planned to be released in the near future.

Medinsky also said that despite the presence of representatives of a number of EU countries in Abu Dhabi, the Russian delegation did not interact with them: the dialogue remained strictly trilateral.

Medina called the condition for ensuring peace in Europe for centuries