Negotiators from Ukraine, Russia and the United States open trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday 10 November, the first US-mediated round between the sides since February, according to Reuters reporting carried by The Daily Context and SRN News.
US envoy Steve Witkoff announced the meeting on 2 November, saying the discussions would cover post-war security agreements, de-escalation, humanitarian measures and ending the war, according to Reuters. Witkoff and Jared Kushner are expected to represent Washington as the lead US negotiators, a senior US official told Reuters.
Russia's delegation will again be led by presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky, according to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, and will include deputy foreign ministers Sergei Ryabkov and Mikhail Galuzin, military intelligence chief Igor Kostyukov and a senior General Staff officer. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed the dates in Berlin and said he hoped the adviser-level talks could open a path to a meeting of leaders, according to NationWire.
The talks are working-level rather than a leaders' summit, and no ceasefire agreement has been announced in connection with them. Previous US-mediated rounds took place on 23-24 January and 4-5 February in Abu Dhabi and on 17-18 February in Geneva, according to Anadolu Agency reporting cited by The Daily Context.
Security guarantees for Ukraine after any settlement remain the central obstacle, alongside de-escalation measures and humanitarian steps such as prisoner exchanges, according to NationWire. European governments will not be at the table in Abu Dhabi; Peskov has said the format already agreed is trilateral, with the United States as mediator. The two-day sessions run on 10 and 11 November, and the outcome remains unknown.