Ukraine, Russia and the United States were scheduled to begin a new round of peace talks in Abu Dhabi on November 10, with discussions expected to continue through November 11. The meetings would be the first trilateral round in more than nine months, as Washington seeks an end to the war and Kyiv faces pressure over territorial concessions.
The talks were planned as US-mediated negotiations, not a confirmed agreement or breakthrough. The Associated Press also reported that the meeting was set to start Tuesday. Earlier rounds had produced little progress toward peace.
European officials expected to join discussions
Representatives from France, the United Kingdom, Germany, the European Union, NATO and Italy were expected in Abu Dhabi, according to France’s presidency. It said a lasting peace in Ukraine must address European security and that European countries must be involved in any agreement on the continent’s security.
European governments and Ukraine have expressed concern that Washington could press Kyiv to accept terms favorable to Moscow. US President Donald Trump suggested before the talks that Ukraine would lose territory, saying: “They’re going to end up with a little bit different shape, Ukraine.”
Trump has pushed for an end to the war since returning to power, but the process had been sidelined by the US-Israeli war against Iran, according to France 24. No outcome from the Abu Dhabi meetings had been announced in the reports available at the time.
Reid Bentley