Kremlin spokesman addresses Abu Dhabi talks and relations with Europe

MOSCOW, November 11. /TASS/. The progress of talks between Russia, the United States and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi, relations with Europe and the detention of Polish citizens on suspicion of espionage were the main topics of a briefing by Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov. TASS has compiled his key statements. On Putin’s schedule Russian President Vladimir Putin’s working schedule today will begin with a meeting with Collective Security Treaty Organization Secretary General Taalatbek Masadykov. Putin will hold a bilateral meeting with Kyrgyzstan’s President Sadyr Japarov on Wednesday evening. Russia’s delegation to the Abu Dhabi talks is keeping Putin informed about the course of trilateral talks with Ukraine and the United States: "Of course, the delegation is keeping the president constantly informed on what is happening in Abu Dhabi." The delegations continue their work today: "We should certainly wait for today’s round of the Abu Dhabi talks to conclude, and our deletion at the venue will report on it." The Russian delegation, which arrived in Abu Dhabi for trilateral talks on Ukraine, had no contacts with European representatives: "No, such contacts were not planned, were not intended, and no such contacts took place." On dialogue with Europe Moscow has not received a request from Oslo for another phone call between Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store and Putin: "No, there has been none." On Putin-Lukashenko meeting The meeting held on November 10 between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko was substantive: "Yesterday evening, President Putin held a separate meeting with President Lukashenko. As always, the contacts between the leaders of the two countries were very substantive." The leaders discussed the trilateral talks between Russia, the United States and Ukraine, currently taking place in Abu Dhabi: "Of course, the [Abu Dhabi] talks were somehow discussed at [yesterday’s] conversation with Lukashenko." On Polish citizens being detained on suspicion of espionage The detention of Polish citizens by Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) on suspicion of espionage is unlikely to damage Moscow’s relations with Warsaw and the European Union, as such relations effectively do not exist at present: "It is very difficult to do anything that could further complicate Russia’s relations with Poland and the European Union. These relations effectively do not exist now." On detention of US serviceman in UK The detention of a US serviceman in the United Kingdom on suspicion of espionage has nothing to do with Russia: "This arrest has nothing to do with us. We do not know what it is related to. We have nothing to do with it, and it has no bearing on us". On naval partnership between UK, nine European countries Moscow needs to first analyze the new naval partnership between the United Kingdom and nine Northern European countries to assess its impact on Russia’s interests before commenting on it: "This partnership still needs to be analyzed to determine the extent to which these plans will affect our country’s interests. Only after the analysis will it be possible to talk about formulating a position.".