Nebenzya: Russia will not retreat from its positions on Ukraine under Western pressure

Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya said at a Security Council meeting that Moscow will not abandon its principled positions on the Ukrainian conflict either under Western pressure or because of temporary respites. The statement came on the eve of trilateral talks between Russia, the US and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi on November 10–11.

Otabek YusupovFirst published on tafs uz 10 November 2026 at 01:022 min read

The key facts

Vasily Nebenzya said at a UN Security Council meeting that the West will not force Russia to retreat from its principled positions
Moscow opposes replacing a full-fledged settlement with a temporary cessation of hostilities
Talks between Russia, the US and Ukraine at the delegation level are scheduled for November 10–11 in Abu Dhabi

Statement at the Security Council meeting

Russia does not intend to abandon its principled positions on the Ukrainian conflict under pressure from Western countries. This was stated by Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya at a meeting of the Security Council convened at the initiative of Western states, reports Life.ru.

Against 'temporary respites'

'Neither attempts to substitute a full-fledged settlement with temporary respites, nor [the West's] course toward military confrontation will force us to retreat from our principled positions,' the outlet quotes Nebenzya as saying. According to him, Moscow opposes scenarios in which a full-fledged settlement of the conflict is replaced by a temporary cessation of hostilities, and it does not intend to change its position because of the ongoing military standoff with the West.

Context: talks in Abu Dhabi

The statement came on the eve of the talks scheduled for November 10–11 — trilateral talks between Russia, the US and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi. According to Life.ru, the meeting is to take place at the level of negotiating delegations, without the participation of heads of state. The agenda includes security guarantees, de-escalation, humanitarian measures and further steps toward a settlement of the conflict. At the same time, according to the outlet, the parties' specific positions on key issues still diverge — the ambassador's statement illustrates that the disagreements also concern the very settlement scheme: Moscow has rejected in advance the option of a temporary pause in hostilities instead of a full agreement.