The key facts

  • The talks will take place on November 10–11, 2026, in Abu Dhabi at the level of negotiating teams, not the leaders of the three countries
  • The Russian delegation will be led by Vladimir Medinsky, the Ukrainian one by Rustem Umerov, and the United States will be represented by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner
  • The main format remains trilateral; European participation at the main table has not been confirmed, although France has stated its intention to be represented

Dates, format and participants

A new round of talks between Russia, the United States and Ukraine is scheduled for November 10–11, 2026, in Abu Dhabi. This is a working format for negotiating teams, not a summit of Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky; the United States is acting as a mediator. This is reported by Life.ru citing confirmations from the parties published on November 7–9.

Composition of the delegations

The Russian delegation will be led by presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky; it also includes Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, his colleague Mikhail Galuzin, head of the Main Directorate of the General Staff Igor Kostyukov, and General Staff representative Yuri Zhigarlovsky. The composition was confirmed by presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov; presidential aide Yuri Ushakov is not part of the negotiating group but coordinates the diplomatic track. The Ukrainian group will be led by Rustem Umerov; among the named participants are Kyrylo Budanov*, Davyd Arakhamia, Serhii Kyslytsia and Vadym Skibitsky, although sources' reports differ on certain military participants: Life.ru previously reported the possible participation of Armed Forces of Ukraine General Staff chief Andrii Hnatov in the military track. The United States will be represented by special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, who held separate consultations with the Ukrainian and European sides before the meeting.

Agenda and open questions

The officially stated agenda is broader than a single issue: post-war security measures and guarantees, measures to reduce the risk of escalation, humanitarian issues, and further steps in the negotiating process. Peskov named mutual security guarantees as one of the central topics. At the same time, as Life.ru notes, the parties' positions on key political issues differ markedly, so it is premature to speak of a 'reached agreement' before official final statements. The exact start time and the specific venue in Abu Dhabi have not been publicly announced.

Europe's role and the context of the venue

As of November 9, the main agreed format remains trilateral. France has stated its intention to send a representative to Abu Dhabi, and Ukrainian sources have spoken of separate formats for Europeans, but the participation of Europeans at the main negotiating table has not been confirmed: the Kremlin emphasizes that such a format has not been agreed upon. Ukraine separately insists on European participation in matters of European security. Abu Dhabi has already hosted two rounds of trilateral consultations in 2026 — on January 23–24 and February 4–5; during the second round, the UAE simultaneously facilitated the exchange of 314 detained persons — 157 from each side. According to Life.ru, citing RIA Novosti, the host country is preparing organizational and diplomatic support but does not claim to offer its own political guarantees. After the February meetings, the process continued in other formats, but key disagreements between Moscow and Kyiv persisted.