The key facts

  • Talks on Ukraine in Abu Dhabi are scheduled for November 10 and 11
  • US special envoys Witkoff and Kushner may meet with Putin in Russia afterwards
  • The FT reported the participation of advisers from France, Germany, the UK, the EC and NATO; Peskov speaks only of a trilateral format

A possible visit to Moscow

US presidential special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner may visit Russia and meet with Vladimir Putin after the consultations in Abu Dhabi. This was reported by Gazeta.Ru citing Reuters and its sources. The talks on Ukraine in Abu Dhabi themselves are scheduled for November 10 and 11.

Who is taking part in the talks

On November 9, the Financial Times reported, that the national security advisers of France, Germany and the United Kingdom, as well as the chiefs of staff of the European Commission president and the NATO secretary general, will take part in certain stages of the talks. France's participation had earlier also been mentioned by French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot. Ukraine, according to available information, coordinated its position with the EU before the talks.

Discrepancy over the format

Sources differ on the format: the press secretary of the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov, emphasized, that only trilateral talks are planned in Abu Dhabi between Moscow and Kyiv with US mediation, whereas the FT wrote about the participation of European representatives in certain stages. The possible visit by Witkoff and Kushner to Moscow remains a plan reported by anonymous Reuters sources; the publication contains no official confirmation of a meeting with Putin. between Moscow and Kyiv with US mediation, whereas the FT wrote about the participation of European representatives in certain stages. The possible visit by Witkoff and Kushner to Moscow remains a plan reported by anonymous Reuters sources; the publication contains no official confirmation of a meeting with Putin.