Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed on November 6 that trilateral talks on Ukraine involving Russia, the United States and Ukraine will be held in Abu Dhabi, the UAE capital, on November 10. According to Sina Finance, Putin said members of the Russian delegation attended a meeting of Russia’s Security Council that day. Participants included presidential aides Medinsky and Ushakov, Kostyukov, head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, and Deputy Foreign Ministers Galuzin and Ryabkov. The meeting discussed arrangements for the upcoming trilateral talks, and Putin thanked the UAE leadership for its efforts to help resolve the Ukraine crisis.