A Ukrainian delegation held a meeting on Tuesday in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with representatives of the European Commission, NATO and several European countries ahead of the resumption of trilateral talks with Russia and the United States in Abu Dhabi, a process suspended since February. "We have started work in the UAE," said the head of Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Service, Rustem Umerov, in a message on social media, in which he specified that the meeting was attended by "representatives of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, NATO and the European Commission," to whom the US envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, "will join." "We will compare positions and coordinate next steps before the next stage of the negotiations," said Umerov, who stressed that after this meeting the tripartite meetings with the United States and Russia, expected in the coming minutes, will begin. Thus, he emphasized that Kyiv's "fundamental priorities" in this process are "the cessation of hostilities, reliable post-war security guarantees, economic recovery and the development of Ukraine, as well as the adoption of humanitarian measures." "We are working to achieve the greatest possible progress on these issues and to bring peace closer," he said. For his part, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said before the trilateral contacts that they will address "issues aimed at guaranteeing collective security in the region," as well as "guarantees that will be applied once a comprehensive and exhaustive agreement is reached," according to the Russian news agency Interfax. This first meeting took place after Kushner himself highlighted on Monday that the President of the United States, Donald Trump, "is determined to end this terrible war, which has caused enormous loss of life, destruction and suffering." "We are working intensively to find a negotiated solution that allows for a lasting peace and creates the conditions for a sovereign, secure and prosperous Ukraine, within the framework of a more stable European security environment," he said in a message posted on social media. In this vein, Kushner confirmed that, as part of these two days of trilateral talks, he will also hold meetings with representatives of Ukraine, the European Union (EU), NATO, Germany, France, the United Kingdom and Italy to "continue the close consultation and coordination" on "European security and Ukraine's post-war future." "These are the first trilateral talks since February. Based on the consultations we have held separately with both parties, our goal is to bring Ukraine and Russia together so that they can directly discuss their security concerns, proposals and possible solutions for the post-war period," he recalled. "We hope that these dialogues will help identify points of convergence, advance practical solutions and build momentum toward the next phase of the negotiations," said Kushner, who noted that to achieve "a comprehensive and lasting agreement" it is necessary "direct dialogue between Russia and the European partners on the broader security frameworks that affect them." Therefore, he expressed his hope that these talks in the UAE "will lay the groundwork for such a dialogue to begin in the near future, as part of a broader multilateral process," while insisting on the need for "all parties to begin seriously considering what will happen after the war." "By discussing post-war security, economic recovery and the mechanisms needed to prevent future conflicts, we hope to shift the focus, which is currently centered on managing the war, toward building the foundations for a lasting peace," he argued. "This is an extraordinarily difficult and complex conflict," he said. "We are aware of the difficult decisions that lie ahead and we approach these discussions with determination and realism. Our aspiration is to achieve significant progress, chart a practical roadmap and contribute to creating the conditions necessary for a lasting peace," he concluded.