00:00Overnight senior officials in the Ukraine, the United States and Russia all landed here in the UAE for what will
00:05be the first peace talks since February.
00:07And they're shrouded in secrecy. We don't know the venue, we don't know if there's any media access, and certainly
00:13local officials aren't giving any clues as to the topics.
00:16What we do know is they're trilateral. That means Washington is mediating between Kiev and Russia.
00:21We also know that Ukraine has asked for security guarantees against what it calls Russian aggression.
00:25We also know that they're interested in talking about what their future defensive capabilities might look like.
00:31As for European involvement, well, the EU are in town today, and we have heard from the Ukrainians who've said
00:37that they will be having separate discussions with the European Union officials during today and tomorrow.
00:43We'll certainly keep you updated throughout the day as the talks progress.
