MOSCOW, November 10. /TASS/. Trilateral talks on Ukraine in Abu Dhabi, prospects for advancing a settlement, and the chances of reaching an agreement were the main topics of Tuesday’s briefing by Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov.
TASS has compiled the Kremlin spokesman’s key statements.
On Putin's schedule
- Russian President Vladimir Putin may hold a bilateral meeting with one of the leaders of the CSTO member states who have arrived in Moscow for the organization's Collective Security Council meeting this evening.
- The CSTO Collective Security Council meeting, due to be held in the capital tomorrow, is a "very important event."
On Abu Dhabi talks
- The Russian delegation, which is currently participating in trilateral negotiations with the United States and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi, will decide whether to brief Putin in a "telegraphic" mode or provide a comprehensive report, depending on how the talks proceed: "The delegation will be making decisions depending on how the negotiations proceed."
- The Kremlin declined to comment on the prospects for progress toward a settlement or the possibility of reaching specific agreements following the trilateral talks between Russia, Ukraine, and the United States in Abu Dhabi: "Let’s not answer such questions, especially now, while the talks are still ongoing."