“Representatives of Ukraine are negotiating both with the American and the russian delegations”, - writes Axios.
The outlet does not clarify the format of the meeting: trilateral or a series of bilateral ones.
The Ukrainian side is headed by the Chief of the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense, Kyrylo Budanov. According to journalists, contacts between the intelligence services of russia and Ukraine were initially planned in Abu Dhabi “on another topic”. But the situation suddenly changed after the unexpected arrival of U.S. Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll in the city.
Earlier, russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, commenting on information about U.S.–russia talks in the UAE, said that on the issue of ending aggression against Ukraine, the kremlin prefers “to negotiate confidentially”.