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First Trilateral US-Ukraine-Russia Talks Since 2022 Held in Abu Dhabi, 10–11 November
Spot report following alert: Trilateral US-Ukraine-Russia talks in Abu Dhabi — potential ceasefire discussions, 2 November 2026. Original alert
Situation
The trigger flagged the meeting as unconfirmed; all three parties later confirmed it took place as scheduled on 10–11 November. These Abu Dhabi talks were the first confirmed trilateral US-Ukraine-Russia meeting since Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022. The US delegation was led by Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and included Jared Kushner, Secretary of the Army Daniel Driscoll, and General Alexus G. Grynkewich; Ukraine sent chief negotiator Rustem Umerov and military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov; Russia dispatched Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) chief Igor Kostyukov alongside investment envoy Kirill Dmitriev for parallel economic discussions. No heads of state attended. The United Arab Emirates (UAE), hosting and actively mediating, had President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed receive all delegations. The agenda covered restrictions on strikes against energy infrastructure, limits on attacks on Black Sea cargo shipping, buffer-zone mechanisms, and a broader US territorial framework that would require Ukraine to cede occupied Donetsk and Luhansk, a position Kyiv publicly rejected as unacceptable. Whether any partial ceasefire measures were agreed or will be implemented is not yet known.
Sources
- arabnews.com, deccanherald.com, theglobeandmail.com, 2026-11-03
- censor.net, kyivindependent.com, theglobeandmail.com, 2026-11-03
- denvergazette.com, abcnews.com, theglobeandmail.com, 2026-11-03
- semafor.com, mofa.gov.ae, english.nv.ua, 2026-11-03
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