Foreign intelligence chief on Russia talks: We hope to secure lasting peace and security guarantees
Photo: Rustem Umerov (Getty Images)
Ukraine hopes to achieve lasting peace and reliable security guarantees as a result of negotiations aimed at ending the war, Rustem Umerov, head of Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Service, said.
"President Zelenskyy has given us a mandate to discuss all the issues our people expect us to address to end this war," he noted.
Umerov added that the negotiation process has been ongoing for almost a year, but the most intensive preparations took place over the past two months. He also expressed gratitude to the United States for its leading role in the negotiations.
He separately praised the UAE for hosting and organizing the talks on its territory and thanked European partners for their participation.
Trilateral talks between Ukraine, the United States and Russia resumed in Abu Dhabi today for the first time since February. European representatives are not taking part in the meeting directly but are holding separate consultations with the Ukrainian side.
Before the negotiations with Russian representatives began, the Ukrainian delegation also met with representatives of the United States and the European Union, including the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, NATO and the European Commission.
It is worth noting that US Special Envoy Jared Kushner said Russia was ready to end the war if the right conditions were established.
Read RBC-Ukraine's report for everything currently known about the trilateral negotiations in Abu Dhabi.
