Zelenskyy says Ukrainian, Russian and US negotiators to meet in early November in Abu Dhabi
The negotiators will focus on security guarantees and ceasefire ideas as the talks aim to prepare a later leaders’ meeting.
- On Friday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed Russia, Ukraine, and the United States will resume trilateral negotiations in Abu Dhabi during the first half of November at the negotiating-team level.
- US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff facilitated the upcoming talks following meetings with President Volodymyr Zelensky in Oslo on October 20 and President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg on October 21.
- Negotiations will prioritize security arrangements for a final peace agreement rather than a short-term ceasefire, Putin stated. Ukraine seeks enforceable guarantees modeled on NATO's Article 5 to maintain its army for 10 years.
- While Moscow suggested holding discussions around November 10, Zelensky expressed support for the American proposal to meet as soon as possible, preferably no later than early November.
- Previous trilateral sessions held earlier this year in Abu Dhabi and Geneva failed to produce an agreement. Witkoff's praise of Putin as a 'humanitarian' has drawn sharp criticism, complicating the White House's diplomatic efforts.
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(L-R) This combination of pictures created on Aug. 18, 2025, shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Aug. 18, 2025, and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska, on Aug. 15, 2025. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)
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Zelensky: US, Ukraine, and Russia to hold talks in early November
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Friday that his country, the United States and Russia will meet in early November to resume diplomatic efforts to end the conflict, but it warned U.S. involvement would be critical. The wartime leader said the talks would begin at the technical level and later move up to senior leader […]
Negotiations between Russia and Ukraine under American mediation are planned in November in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, said the Kremlin.
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Direct negotiations between Russia and Ukraine under American mediation are "planned" in November in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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