The modalities of upcoming expert talks in Abu Dhabi will be coordinated until the day when dialogue shall resume, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. "Those modalities will be directly coordinated until the day of the meeting, until Sunday. On January 23, Abu Dhabi hosted the first day of security consultations between Russia, the United States and Ukraine. The Russian negotiating group was headed by Igor Kostyukov, head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff. Rustem Umerov, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, headed the Ukrainian group.