Nebenzya called UN Security Council meetings on Ukraine useless for a settlement

Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya, said that regular Security Council meetings on Ukraine do not bring a settlement any closer. The meeting in New York was convened by Latvia at Kyiv's request and took place a day before the talks in Abu Dhabi scheduled for November 10–11, with the participation of delegations from Russia, Ukraine and the United States.

Aziz KarimovFirst published on tafs uz 9 November 2026 at 21:442 min read

The key facts

Vasily Nebenzya said that UN Security Council meetings on Ukraine «certainly do not bring» a settlement of the crisis any closer.
The meeting was convened by Latvia, which holds the Security Council presidency, at Ukraine's request; the initiative was supported by Denmark, France, Greece and the United Kingdom.
The meeting took place a day before the Russia–Ukraine–US talks in Abu Dhabi, scheduled for November 10–11.

Deputy Permanent Representative's statement at the Security Council meeting

Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya, said at another Security Council meeting that the regular discussions on Ukraine requested by Kyiv and Western countries do not bring the resolution of the crisis any closer. «We do not know what the Ukrainian side is seeking by requesting these meetings that have become tiresome, including to the sponsors of the Kyiv regime. They certainly do not bring us any closer to settling the Ukrainian crisis,» his words were quoted by Gazeta.Ru citing TASS. Life.ru also writes about this.

Who called the meeting and when it took place

The meeting in New York was convened by Latvia, which holds the Security Council presidency, at Ukraine's request; the initiative was supported by Denmark, France, Greece and the United Kingdom (according to Life.ru). The meeting took place on November 9 — a day before the planned talks between the delegations of Russia, Ukraine and the United States in Abu Dhabi, scheduled for November 10–11. Thus, the diplomatic discussion at the UN took place immediately before a separate negotiation format that had been reported earlier.

Context around the talks

Gazeta.Ru also recalls that US President Donald Trump said he expected to achieve an end to the conflict in Ukraine in the near future and allowed for the possibility of its borders changing as a result of a peace settlement. In an interview with CBS, he refused to consider his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin the main obstacle to the talks, also explained the easing of sanctions on diesel fuel from Russia and commented on the restrictions on Starlink satellite communications. Earlier, according to the same outlet, the Federation Council revealed Europe's plans for a Ukrainian settlement.