US, Russia and Ukraine start second day of Abu Dhabi peace talks
US mediators said they narrowed gaps as negotiators discussed prisoner exchanges, ceasefires and a new European security framework.
- On Wednesday, November 11, 2026, negotiators from Ukraine, Russia, and the United States concluded a second day of trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky calling them "constructive and quite substantive."
- US presidential envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff mediated discussions aimed at creating a "new" security framework after previous rounds in February ended in stalemate. The talks represent the first trilateral meeting in nine months.
- Negotiators prioritized humanitarian relief, specifically a "large-scale exchange of prisoners," Zelensky said, while Ukraine insisted on strict sequencing: ending the war first, then security guarantees, then European security discussions.
- Combat operations persist despite diplomacy; regional leader Leonid Pasechnik reported five non-combatants killed in Lugansk strikes over the preceding 24 hours, while Moscow maintains its objective of reviewing security "for the entire continent."
- Zelensky expressed caution, stating "nobody really understands 100% what they want" regarding US-Russia documents, while US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called for European inclusion in future negotiations "because they are part of solving this problem.
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The three-party talks on the Ukrainian settlement in Abu Dhabi were concluded, the Russian delegation left the meeting site, there was no press release, the second day of the talks was concluded, the meeting took place in closed session and lasted less than two hours.
On two days Russian and Ukrainian delegations negotiated directly with each other under U.S. mediation. According to media reports, after a few hours there should be an end.
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welingelichtekringen.nlABU DHABI/MOSCOW (ANP/AFP) - The negotiations between Ukraine and Russia, mediated by American envoys, concluded on Wednesday after just under two hours, the second day of talks. On Tuesday, the talks lasted 4.5 hours, including the break, the Russian news agency TASS reported. It is not clear...
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