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Putin is not ready to make peace in Abu Dhabi
Confirmed
In Short: The United States, Ukraine, and Russia began trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi on November 10 to discuss ending the ongoing war.
Ukraine joins peace talks in Abu Dhabi hoping Putin will relent. CBS News
The Russian-Ukrainian war, which has entered a phase of attrition, saw the start of new US-brokered trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, on November 10.
Medinsky, who led the Russian delegation in Istanbul in 2022 and 2025, was reappointed for the Abu Dhabi talks, indicating that Russia's position on Ukraine has not changed.
Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov stated that the talks were 'substantive, constructive and very frank,' but emphasized that any agreement for durable peace would not be possible without resolving territorial issues.
Putin met with permanent members of Russia’s Security Council to discuss the upcoming talks, and expressed his invitation to the Russian delegation.
Steve Witkoff, US special envoy, said the working-level talks would focus on postwar security arrangements, de-escalation, humanitarian issues, and further steps toward a peace settlement.
The US diplomatic push to end Russia's invasion of Ukraine is intensifying, with the first US-Ukraine-Russia talks since February scheduled for November 10-11 in Abu Dhabi.
What's confirmed
- U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff said the working-level talks would focus on postwar security arrangements, de-escalation, humanitarian issues and further steps toward a peace settlement.
What's still developing
- Ahead of this week's talks, Kushner published lengthy posts saying they are exploring an "enduring framework for long-term European security" and for the first time key European countries are in Abu Dhabi taking part in the talks.
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