Lavrov: Russia welcomes US approach to discussing security guarantees

Russia welcomes the US approach to discussing security guarantees at the upcoming talks in Abu Dhabi, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said, RIA Novosti reports.

“I heard Marco Rubio’s statement that security issues are taking on central importance in the upcoming talks in Abu Dhabi and, more broadly, in the context of the situation surrounding the conflict in Ukraine. Moreover, the agenda for the Abu Dhabi talks places the security of Russia and Ukraine, as well as security in the region as a whole, at the top of the list. We can only welcome this approach,” Lavrov told reporters.

The talks in Abu Dhabi are scheduled for November 10.

The Kremlin has ruled out European participation in the Abu Dhabi talks. Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said the meeting between Moscow, Kyiv and Washington would take place in a trilateral format.