The key facts

  • Settlement talks are scheduled for November 10 in Abu Dhabi
  • Russian Foreign Ministry: Ukrainian precision strikes deep into Russian territory are impossible without US intelligence data
  • The composition of the Ukrainian delegation and its positions remain unclear

Assessing the US role on the eve of the talks

Director of the North Atlantic Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry Alexander Gusarov, in an interview with Interfax stated that the involvement of American military personnel and intelligence services in the conflict on the side of the Ukrainian armed forces is, for Moscow, 'nothing new and no secret.' According to him, Ukrainian precision strikes deep into Russian territory would have been impossible without US intelligence data and logistics. At the same time, he emphasized that the current US administration is not only declaring its readiness to seek diplomatic paths to a settlement, but is also acting in that direction in practice: 'We value this.' Touching on Europe, Gusarov said that it, 'while attempting with its usual self-assurance to claim a seat at the negotiating table,' does not possess the corresponding military and intelligence potential.

Preparations on the Russian side and uncertainties regarding Kyiv

Russian President Vladimir Putin, ahead of the talks scheduled for November 10 in Abu Dhabi, held a meeting with members of the delegation and the Security Council. From Kyiv, according to Gazeta.Ru,, contradictory information is coming in about who will lead the Ukrainian delegation and what positions it will take at the talks themselves. US leader Donald Trump held a phone conversation with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and met with the Russian president's special representative Kirill Dmitriev. Earlier, it was not ruled out in the USthat Democrats might attempt to obstruct a settlement in Ukraine.

What remains unclear

The composition of the Ukrainian delegation and its negotiating positions have not yet been confirmed — sources describe this information as contradictory. The specific parameters of possible agreements are also unknown: publications record only the date and venue of the meeting, the parties' preparatory contacts and the Russian Foreign Ministry's assessments, but not the content of the agenda.