The key facts

  • Kushner called direct engagement between Russia and Europe a condition for a comprehensive settlement
  • The Abu Dhabi talks will take place on November 10 and 11
  • The format of European participation is not determined, while the FT reported diplomats' plans to derail discussion of the security architecture

Statement by the US special envoy

US presidential special envoy Jared Kushner said that achieving a comprehensive and lasting settlement in Ukraine will require direct engagement between Russia and its European partners on broader security arrangements that affect them. According to him, the talks in Abu Dhabi are meant to create conditions for such engagement in the near future as part of a broader multilateral process. He wrote about this on the social network X, reports Gazeta.Ru.

Europe's uncertain role

The participation of Europeans in the talks remains unclear. A European Commission spokesperson, Paula Pinho, stated, that European representatives will travel to Abu Dhabi, but the format of their participation has not been determined. Meanwhile, the Financial Times reported, that European diplomats plan to derail discussions of a new security architecture for the continent. Earlier, the German foreign minister refused to build a new security architecture in Europe.

Context

The Abu Dhabi talks on Ukraine are scheduled for November 10 and 11. Kushner's statement on the need for direct dialogue between Russia and Europe diverges from the position that, according to the Financial Times, European diplomats are taking — this points to the still unresolved question of in what form the European side will join the process at all.