Kremlin confirms Ukraine-U.S. talks in Abu Dhabi on November 10-11
The Kremlin has confirmed that Russia, Ukraine, and the U.S. will hold trilateral peace talks in Abu Dhabi on November 10-11. The delegation will be led by Vladimir Medinsky, a long-time Putin aide who has participated in previous failed negotiations.
Why it matters
These talks represent a significant diplomatic effort to end the four-year war, potentially fulfilling a key campaign promise made by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Moscow The Kremlin confirmed on Tuesday (November 3, 2026) that U.S.-mediated Russia-Ukraine talks to end more than four years of war will take place in Abu Dhabi next week. U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff earlier announced the meeting will take place on November 10-11. Putin agrees to resume three-way peace talks with Ukraine and U.S. Putin agrees to resume three-way peace talks with Ukraine and U.S. The latest talks also came more than two years since Mr. Trump promised in his successful election campaign to end the Ukraine war within 24 hours Putin agrees to resume three-way peace talks with Ukraine and U.S. storyline 1 Mr. Witkoff met with both Russia's Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky last month, with all sides announcing three-way talks will resume in November, as Washington pushes an end to the dragging Ukraine-Russia war.
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