PARIS, November 9. /TASS/. The West will be able to provide Ukraine only with the security guarantees that Russia will also agree to, said US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

"I think the key to ultimately being able to end the war is an understanding that Ukraine will feel secure after the war, and obviously it has to be something that Russia agrees to as well in order for it to work," he told reporters, commenting on the upcoming three-way talks in Abu Dhabi.

"It has to be something Russia agrees to as well. I'm stating the obvious, but I think that's why these talks are so critical."

According to him, there are no final proposals regarding security guarantees for Kiev yet.

"I don't think we've settled on a final concrete plan on that," Rubio said. "I think concepts have been discussed about what security guarantees could look like post-conflict."

He confirmed that the potential provision of security guarantees to Ukraine--similar to those set out in Article·5 of the North Atlantic Treaty, signed in Washington in 1949--is under consideration. This article enshrines the principle of NATO’s collective defense.

"All of those things are," Rubio said when asked whether providing Kiev with security guarantees similar to those under Article·5 or Article·4 of the North Atlantic Treaty was being explored. Article·4 provides for consultations in the event of threats to the security of the parties.

Negotiations between Russia, the United States, and Ukraine on resolving the conflict are scheduled for November 10-11 in Abu Dhabi. The Russian delegation is led by Vladimir Medinsky, an aide to the head of state, while the Ukrainian delegation is led by Rustem Umerov, head of the Foreign Intelligence Service. Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the negotiations will focus on security guarantees. He also noted that it would be impossible for representatives of Europe to participate, as a trilateral format was initially agreed upon.