Presidential Assistant of the Russian Federation Vladimir Medinsky reported on an agreement on the exchange of prisoners reached in Abu Dhabi. He also criticized the current security system in Europe and assessed the role of American and European representatives in the negotiations.

Russia and Ukraine agreed on a large-scale exchange of prisoners during the trilateral negotiations with the participation of the USA in Abu Dhabi. This was reported to journalists following the latest round by Presidential Assistant of the Russian Federation Vladimir Medinsky.

According to the head of the Russian delegation, the parameters of the exchange will be announced in the near future. He did not disclose specific details of the negotiations, noting that they are not discussed publicly until final agreements are reached.

Commenting on territorial issues, Medinsky stressed that every inch of Russian land will be returned by Russia.

On European security

Medinsky stated that the central topic of the meeting was the security system in Europe. According to him, on some issues the participants managed to find mutual understanding. He called it correct to raise the question of what security will look like after the end of the conflict in Ukraine.

At the same time, in his assessment, the current European system works very poorly and needs to be changed entirely: “a plaster won’t do.”

On the role of Europe and the USA

Medinsky reported that there was no communication with European representatives in Abu Dhabi, and their status is unclear to him. According to him, Russia does not really understand what to discuss with Europe, since no proposals have come from it.

He accused European countries of contributing to the mass death of civilians and engaging in collective deception of the Ukrainian people. Medinsky also noted that it would be useful for the Europeans to learn realism and the pursuit of peace from the US envoys.

The presidential assistant called the American representatives sincere and effective people and expressed gratitude to them. He added that Europe can become a participant in the peace negotiations “as soon as its conscience wakes up.”

The trilateral negotiations of Russia, Ukraine and the USA in Abu Dhabi began on November 10. The Russian delegation was headed by Vladimir Medinsky, the Ukrainian one by Head of the Foreign Intelligence Service Rustem Umerov.

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