Witcoff: The issue of Ukraine's security guarantees was discussed at the meeting of Ukrainian and European delegations
Moscow and Kyiv's agreements on post-war settlement "must respect Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity, as well as security guarantees for it," said the U.S. President's special envoy, who participated in a meeting of representatives from Ukraine and Europe, as well as NATO and the European Commission in Abu Dhabi, writes BBC.
Jared Kushner and Steve Witcoff during a meeting with Vladimir Putin. Photo: Mikhail Metzel/Pool Sputnik Kremlin via AP
This meeting took place before the start of trilateral talks between Russia, Ukraine, and the United States, which began in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday morning. They are expected to continue for two days.
According to Witcoff, as quoted by Reuters, the meeting participants discussed how to develop existing European institutions and security agreements after the end of the war in Ukraine. They noted that resolving security issues in the post-war period and reducing the risk of new conflicts are of "paramount importance."
The Kremlin had previously emphasized that representatives of Great Britain, France, and Germany at the level of national security advisors, as well as NATO and the European Commission, would not participate in the trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi. However, the United States would like Europe to participate in subsequent meetings.