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MapUS Mediates Russia-Ukraine Talks In Abu Dhabi Nov. 10-11, Steve Witkoff Says
“advancing President Trump’s mission to end the war,’ Witkoff wrote onthe social platform X.”
“aimed at ending the war between Russia and Ukraine will take place next week in Abu Dhabi.”
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US to mediate Russia-Ukraine trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi on Nov 10-11, 2026. Agenda covers post-war security arrangements, de-escalation, humanitarian measures.
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Abu Dhabi talks announced
The United States will mediate working-level negotiations between Russia and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi on November 10 and 11, Steve Witkoff said on Monday. Witkoff said the discussions will cover "post-war security arrangements, de-escalation, humanitarian measures, and ending the war" as the two sides continue fighting without a truce.
Witkoff said American negotiators will meet this week in Brussels with representatives from France, Germany, Britain, the European Union and NATO to discuss "security guarantees for Ukraine, Europe’s post-war security architecture and economic opportunities to support Ukraine’s reconstruction." The United States is expected to send Witkoff and Jared Kushner as its lead negotiators to represent Washington at the Abu Dhabi talks, according to a senior U.S. official cited by Reuters.
Ukraine and Russia positions
Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to a new round of trilateral talks after meeting Witkoff in St. Petersburg two weeks ago, as the latest U.S. push to stop the conflict continued.
Witkoff said the Abu Dhabi discussions will advance President Donald Trump’s mission to end the war, and he described the talks as working-level negotiations rather than a summit with a closed agreement.
Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned that Russia is preparing a new massive attack on Ukraine, saying it would be "primarily targeting energy and logistics," and he argued that the world would overlook Ukraine’s difficulties with air defense and Patriot missiles.
Zelenskiy insisted, "We must pressure Russia in such a way that it has no alternative but to end this war," while the sources described Moscow and Kyiv as remaining far apart on the terms of any possible peace deal.
Brussels, exercises, and fallout
The U.S. mediation effort is paired with working-level meetings in Brussels with representatives from France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the EU, and NATO, where Witkoff said negotiators would address "Ukraine’s security guarantees, the future security framework for Europe and economic support for Ukraine’s reconstruction." The sources also tied the Abu Dhabi diplomacy to military planning, saying the talks will coincide with the first exercises of the Multinational Force for Ukraine (MNF-U) in Poland.
The Guardian said Russian forces bombed a school used as an aid distribution point in a village in Ukraine’s south-eastern Zaporizhzhia region on Monday, killing 26 people, and Zelensky called it "A vile terrorist strike." The Guardian added that unknown hackers targeted Ukraine’s nationwide emergency alert mobile app, sending residents in Kyiv a warning that they were at risk of an imminent nuclear strike, and it also wrongly warned of a chemical threat to the Ukrainian capital.