US, Russia and Ukraine start second day of Abu Dhabi peace talks
Talks also centered on prisoner exchanges, ceasefire ideas and a proposed new European security framework, with both sides saying progress remained limited.
- 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 Abu Dhabi talks have ended and Russia claims to have discussed new security arrangements for Europe with the United States. Prime Minister Petteri Orpo met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday and is now commenting on the situation to the media.
The Ukraino-Russian talks under US mediation concluded this Wednesday, November 11 in Abu Dhabi after less than two hours of discussion, the day after a first day of more prolonged and positive exchanges by Kiev and Washington. US emissaries will travel Thursday to Moscow to meet Vladimir Putin, then to Dublin to meet Volodymyr Zelensky, Jared Kushner said.
In Abu Dhabi, negotiations between Ukraine, Russia and the United States on a possible end to the war ended, and during two days of meetings the parties discussed energy, security in the Black Sea, prisoner exchange and future security assurances.
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