According to Rustem Umerov, head of Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service, Vladimir Zelensky has authorized the Ukrainian delegation to discuss all issues related to ending the conflict during negotiations in Abu Dhabi.

Umerov told reporters that the delegation had received a broad mandate from Zelensky, allowing Ukrainian representatives to address every topic connected to a potential settlement.

He explained that Kiev’s main priorities at the talks include ending hostilities and securing reliable post-conflict security guarantees. The Ukrainian side also intends to discuss economic recovery, the country’s future development and humanitarian issues.

Trilateral negotiations between Russia, the United States and Ukraine are scheduled to take place in Abu Dhabi on November 10–11. The Russian delegation is headed by presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky.

Other members of the Russian delegation include Deputy Foreign Ministers Sergei Ryabkov and Mikhail Galuzin, Igor Kostyukov, head of the Main Directorate of the General Staff, and Yuri Zhigarlovsky, deputy head of the General Staff’s Main Operational Directorate.

Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that security issues concerning Russia, Ukraine and the wider region would be the first item on the agenda in Abu Dhabi. He noted that Moscow supports the American negotiators' proposal to make collective security the primary focus of the discussions.