RIA reports a source in the Russian negotiating team said Alexey Komkov, head of
the FSB’s Operational Intelligence and International Relations Directorate, has
joined the Russian delegation and will attend talks in Abu Dhabi. The
delegation, led by presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky, arrived on Monday;
Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov is also a delegation member. Trilateral
Russia‑US‑Ukraine talks are scheduled for Nov. 10‑11 — the first such round
since February.
