Ukraine's Presidential Office chief Kyrylo Budanov met with Russian delegation member Dmitry Minaev during talks between Ukraine and Russia in Abu Dhabi, French newspaper Le Monde reported.

Axar.az informs, citing Ukrainian media, the meeting took place on Tuesday, November 10, at the five-star Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental hotel in Abu Dhabi, where two days of talks on ending the war were held.

Minaev heads the counterintelligence division of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) and was part of the Russian delegation. According to Ukrainian intelligence, he was involved in organizing the assassination attempt against Budanov seven years ago.