US, Russia and Ukraine start second day of Abu Dhabi peace talks
The talks focus on prisoner exchanges and security guarantees, with both sides still far apart on a ceasefire and territorial issues.
- 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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Two days of negotiations under the aegis of the United States allowed a resumption of direct contact between Ukraine and Russia, at war for almost five years. Invited to the Emirates, Europeans were able to make their views heard.
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During these two days, the parties were able to present their positions directly, maintaining significant differences, Rustem Umerov said on social networks, stressing, however, that there are possibilities to continue the negotiation process.
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