Afghanistan, Nov. 9 -- Russia, Ukraine and the United States are preparing for a new round of trilateral peace negotiations in Abu Dhabi on November 10-11, as Washington seeks to revive diplomatic efforts to end Russia's war against Ukraine, now in its fifth year.

The Russian delegation, led by Kremlin aide Vladimir Medinsky, is travelling to the United Arab Emirates for the discussions, Russia's state news agency TASS reported on Monday, November 9. Ukrainian Foreign Intelligence Service chief Rustem Umerov will lead Kyiv's negotiating team, while US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are expected to represent Washington.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said security guarantees would be a central issue at the negotiations. He ...