The key facts
- The talks in Abu Dhabi are taking place on November 10 and 11 — the first trilateral round since February
- Kushner opened the meeting, conveying wishes from Trump and thanking Putin and Zelensky
- The Ukrainian delegation had previously consulted with European countries, NATO, and the European Commission
Trilateral meeting in the UAE
On November 10, Abu Dhabi hosted the first trilateral round of talks between Russia, the United States, and Ukraine since February on resolving the conflict. The meetings are scheduled for two days — November 10 and 11. The Russian delegation is led by presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky, the Ukrainian delegation by National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov, while the United States is represented by the president's special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
Opening of the meeting
Kushner opened the meeting with a speech in which he conveyed «warm wishes» from Donald Trump to the participants. «I want to express gratitude to President Trump for the honor he has given us, as well as to Presidents Putin and Zelensky — for the courage shown, for their trust in the UAE, and for the friendly attitude you are demonstrating today,» Life.ru quotes him as saying. He expressed hope that all participants are committed to achieving peace in Ukraine through diplomatic means, and called the United States a «reliable ally» for all parties, advocating for the earliest possible end to the conflict.
Positions of the delegations and Kyiv's mandate
According to the outlet, Medinsky thanked the United States for its efforts to achieve peace. Before the trilateral meeting, the Ukrainian delegation held separate consultations with representatives of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, NATO, and the European Commission. At the same time, as reported, Kyiv's negotiators received from Vladimir Zelensky the mandate to discuss any issues of resolving the conflict — this expands the scope of what the Ukrainian side can agree on directly at the venue in Abu Dhabi, without additional approvals from the president on each individual point.
