Diverse Russian media are reporting on commentary by military and other experts after the Abu Dhabi talks among the U.S., Ukraine, and Russia.

Andrey Klimov, a member of the Russian State Duma’s International Affairs Committee, told Gazeta.ru: “Western European figures were the instigators of this entire catastrophe from the outset, and they are still attempting to obstruct a normal settlement.” Noting that the Abu Dhabi meeting had raised security issues that affect other major powers, Klimov spoke of the upcoming meeting between the leaders of Russia, the U.S., and China: “There is hope that these meetings will mark the beginning of further discussions along the same lines, perhaps at an even higher level.”

Viktor Baranets, retired Russian colonel and military commentator, commented to Sputnik: “We did not ask Europe to interfere in these trilateral negotiations, but a whole gang of consultants and advisors nevertheless rushed to Abu Dhabi. They were not allowed at the table. Russia is essentially saying: You have no place, not only at the table but even under it.”

Anastasia Gafarova, deputy director of the Center for Political Information, is quoted by Gazeta.ru saying: “The issue of the overall security architecture in Europe has been included in the agenda for the first time—something Russia had consistently been denied before.” Gafarova pointed to a possible meeting between the leaders of Russia, China, and the U.S. as an occasion for continuing the discussion of the security architecture.