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US Mediates Ukraine-Russia Talks in Abu Dhabi
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In Short: Negotiators from Moscow, Kyiv, and Washington are holding talks in Abu Dhabi aimed at ending the war in Ukraine.
U.S.-mediated Russia-Ukraine peace talks begin. LiveNOW from FOX
Negotiators from Moscow, Kyiv, and Washington are holding talks in Abu Dhabi aimed at ending the war in Ukraine, according to Al Jazeera and RIA Novosti. The three delegations last met in Geneva on February 18.
The talks, mediated by US envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, are set to last through Wednesday, focusing on a cessation of hostilities, reliable post-war security guarantees, Ukraine’s economic recovery, and humanitarian steps.
Ukraine’s chief negotiator Rustem Umerov noted on Telegram that the talks aim to align positions and coordinate steps for the next phase of negotiations. He emphasized the importance of a negotiated solution that can deliver lasting peace and create conditions for a sovereign, secure, and prosperous Ukraine within a stable European security environment.
According to the Kyiv Post, Russia’s delegation has become larger and more professional, including senior military and intelligence officials. The Russian delegation hopes the talks will lay the groundwork for key elements of a post-war security framework for Europe.
The talks come amid intensified Russian and Ukrainian strikes on each other's territory, including attacks targeting energy facilities and critical infrastructure. Kyiv says 55 people were killed in a frontline village as they queued for humanitarian aid, according to Arabnews.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky have pushed for the inclusion of NATO allies and EU members in the talks. However, US officials said representatives from Britain, Germany, France, NATO, and the EU would not join the main talks but would discuss potential security guarantees and the long-term security architecture between Russia and Europe beforehand.
The talks will cover two major areas: post-war security guarantees for Ukraine and territorial proposals. The Ukrainian side prioritizes energy and maritime ceasefires while firmly rejecting any 'Yalta-2' partition of European security.
The Kremlin is seeking to pivot talks toward 'collective security,' aiming to revive its demand for a rollback of NATO's borders to 1997.
The talks build on recent discussions among the parties and reflect President Trump’s continued efforts to reach a lasting peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine.
What this adds
The talks in Abu Dhabi represent a shift toward post-war security arrangements and European involvement, setting this round apart from previous talks that focused on territorial disputes and other issues.
Background
US envoy Steve Witkoff announced the US will mediate talks between Ukraine and Russia in Abu Dhabi on November 10-11.
Russian aide Vladimir Medinsky and military intelligence chief Igor Kostyukov will join talks with the US and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi.
What's confirmed
- Russia has resisted European participation in negotiations and insisted the talks should proceed strictly as a trilateral format involving Russia, Ukraine and the United States.
- The talks come as Ukraine reels from a deadly Russian strike on a village in Zaporizhzhia last week, in which at least 40 people were killed Trilateral talks between Ukraine, Russia and the US aimed at ending the war in Ukraine have begun in Abu Dhabi.
- Ukraine’s chief negotiator, Rustem Umerov, posted a photograph of the sit-down on Telegram, noting that officials gathered to “align our positions and coordinate steps ahead of the next phase of talks. ” The primary focus of the latest round of negotiations, Umerov wrote, includes a “cessation of hostilities, reliable post-war security guarantees, Ukraine’s economic recovery and development, as well as humanitarian steps. ” A source in Russia’s delegation told Reuters that Moscow hopes the Abu Dhabi talks will lay the groundwork for key elements of a post-war security framework for Europe.
- US envoy Steve Witkoff announced on Monday that the US will mediate talks between Ukraine and Russia in Abu Dhabi on November 10-11.
- Three-way talks between Russia, Ukraine and the United States opened Tuesday in Abu Dhabi, the head of Kyiv's delegation said.
What's still developing
- Rubio said the US has no objection to eventual European involvement in the direct talks, but that it wasn't yet time.
- The shift toward post-war security arrangements and European involvement sets this latest round of talks apart from those in the past, which focused largely on messy territorial disputes between Russia and Ukraine, as well as other issues.
- In today's episode of Trending Middle East, high-stakes talks between the US, Russia and Ukraine are to begin in Abu Dhabi, the first time the countries have held discussions since February.
- His comments come after talks with Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman at the White House.
- The meeting in the United Arab Emirates capital on Tuesday is the third round of talks there this year, following security consultations in January and February.
- Trump has pushed for an end to the Russia-Ukraine war since returning to power, but previous talks produced no breakthroughs and the process became sidelined by the US-Israeli war against Iran.
Sources
- Arabnewslink
- Awaz The Voicelink
- BBClink
- CBClink
- Kyiv Postlink
- NPRlink
- The Moscow Timeslink
- The New Voice of Ukrainelink
- Ukrinformlink
- Warpbeatlink
- i24NEWSlink
- www.thenationalnews.comlink
- WarpBeat — background on Russian Aide and Military Intelligence Chief to Attend Trilateral Talks in Abu Dhabi link
- LiveNOW from FOX — video link
- Associated Press — video link