The European security architecture was a central topic during the recent talks between Russia, Ukraine and the United States in Abu Dhabi, Russian presidential aide and head of the Russian delegation Vladimir Medinsky has said.

Axar.az reports, citing TASS, that Medinsky argued that the conflict in Ukraine had exposed serious problems in Europe's existing security arrangements, calling for the creation of a new system.

“The conflict in Ukraine has shown that the entire security system in Europe, the one laid down after Yalta and Potsdam, is functioning very poorly, and, in fact, the entire system is sick. In Ukraine, a festering wound has simply burst. And so, the entire system needs to be treated; you can’t just put a band-aid on it,” Medinsky said.

He added that Russia had repeatedly raised the need for a new European security architecture.

“The issue of the European security architecture and the need to create a new, comprehensive, and just security system in Europe has been raised by Russia on more than one occasion,” he said.

According to Medinsky, Moscow and Washington exchanged their positions on the matter during the Abu Dhabi meetings, reaching common ground on some points but failing to agree on others.

“That is why this issue was central to the negotiations. Together with the US side, we exchanged our positions. In some areas, we found common ground; in others, we did not. This discussion will certainly continue,” he said.

Medinsky said the proposed system should be fair and should not work against any country.

“The world needs a new, modern, updated security system: one that is fair and does not operate to the detriment of any particular country. We will work on this.”

The trilateral talks took place in the UAE capital on November 10 and 11. The meeting on the second day lasted just under two hours.