Russian President Vladimir Putin’s delegation had no contact with European officials on the first day of Abu Dhabi talks on Ukraine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, as negotiations entered a second day.
Peskov said Wednesday that contact with European officials had not been planned. He added that the Russian delegation was keeping Putin informed about the talks.
Ukrainian delegates and U.S. envoys met separately with European and NATO representatives in Abu Dhabi, according to a statement by Rustem Umerov. Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov had earlier raised Abu Dhabi as a possible venue in an interview with Russian state broadcaster Vesti, as covered in EconoTimes’ earlier coverage of the venue discussion.
U.S. envoy Jared Kushner said he and fellow U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff planned to travel to Moscow Thursday to meet Putin. Kushner also said he intended to raise whether European partners should be included in the talks.
