# Russian Diplomats and Military Officials to Join Talks with U.S. and Ukraine, Kremlin Says

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/russian-diplomats-and-military-officials-to-join-talks-with-u-s-and-ukraine-kremlin-says/
- Published: 2026-11-07T11:58:03+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T12:21:23+00:00
- Original publisher: The Moscow Times
- Original article: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/11/07/russian-diplomats-and-military-officials-to-join-talks-with-us-and-ukraine-kremlin-says-a94199
- Topics: Europe, World

## Key points

- Russia’s delegation will include senior military officials and diplomats.
- Sergei Ryabkov is joining the talks for the first time.
- The Abu Dhabi meeting is scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday.

## Summary

Russia is sending a delegation including senior military officials and diplomats to next week’s talks with the United States and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi. The meeting, scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, is intended to discuss ending the war and will be the first trilateral talks since February.

Kremlin aide Vladimir Medinsky will again lead Russia’s delegation, which will include Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov for the first time, as well as General Staff officer Yury Zhigarlovsky. Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin and military intelligence chief Igor Kostyukov are also expected to attend. President Vladimir Putin met the delegation on Friday and thanked the United Arab Emirates for hosting; the previous US-mediated peace talks took place in February.

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