Rustem Umerov, who heads the Ukrainian delegation and directs Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Service, said the three-way format would be followed by a separate meeting between the Ukrainian side and European partners.

The first day of talks, on November 10, ran for more than four hours. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, citing a report from his team, said the parties discussed security guarantees and a prisoner exchange on a "1,000 for 1,000" or "1,500 for 1,500" formula, among other issues.

According to Deutsche Welle, the main topics on the second day are energy, security in the Black Sea and a possible meeting at the highest level. AFP, citing a senior Ukrainian official, reported that Kyiv is seeking financing to sustain an 800,000-strong army for at least 10 years after the war ends.

The Russian delegation raised the territorial question at the meeting. Zelensky said the Russian side claims it has already occupied half of the Donbas, which is in fact under Ukrainian control. According to him, the Americans confirmed the Ukrainian assessment of the situation on the battlefield.

A source at RBC-Ukraine said Russian representatives again raised the issue of "security guarantees." Moscow proposed enshrining them in agreements with the United States and NATO back in 2021, before its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

The Telegraph reported that the Ukrainian delegation rejected a US proposal to change the administrative borders of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Under the American plan, Russia would be able to declare the full capture of the regions while Ukraine continued to control the remaining territories.

Before the trilateral format began, the Ukrainian delegation held meetings with representatives of Britain, France, Germany, Italy, NATO and the European Commission. US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner joined them. Following the meeting, Witkoff said the participants stressed that any future agreements must respect sovereignty, territorial integrity and the right to make decisions independently, and must provide effective security guarantees for Ukraine.

Axios reported that after the Abu Dhabi talks, Witkoff and Kushner may travel to Moscow and Kyiv.