“Secretary of the US Ground Forces Dan Driscoll, who is in the capital of the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi, had a scheduled meeting with the head of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Kyryll Budanov.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Dan Driscoll. illustrative photo from Wikipedia Source: “European truth” with reference to the Financial Times
Details: On the evening of November 24, Driscoll met with the Russian delegation in Abu Dhabi. Discussions are to continue on Tuesday.
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In addition, the publication’s sources said that Driscoll was supposed to meet with Kirill Budanov.
GUR did not respond to a request for comment on the current situation.
The British publication reminds that in his decree signed on Saturday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appointed Budanov as one of the nine members of the official delegation, who were given the authority to “participate in the negotiation process” with the United States and Russia to achieve a “just and lasting peace.”
In addition, FT sources note Driscoll’s active involvement in US attempts to settle the Russian Federation’s war against Ukraine, which have recently intensified.
“Driscoll has been very actively involved in this peace process over the last few days,” the US official said, referring to the talks with the Ukrainian side that have taken place in recent days.
According to the interlocutor, Driscoll can give the Russian side information about the progress of negotiations with Ukraine.
The official added that “obviously, Ukraine knows what is happening, they knew where he (Driscoll. – ed.) was going” after Geneva.
Prehistory:
- At the negotiations in Geneva, the USA and Ukraine developed a new 19-point peace agreement, but the most politically sensitive issues were left to the discretion of the presidents of both countries.
- The Deputy Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Serhii Kyslytsia, told how the new peace agreement is protected from “downpours”.
- He also shared how negotiations with the Americans in Geneva almost broke down due to “downpours”.