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Russia launched deadly Ukraine attacks hours before start of Abu Dhabi talks – Europe live

The talks are the first since the US launched joint strikes with Israel against Iran, and they follow bruising midterm elections that have weakened Donald Trump at home.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 3 sources•1 min read•Updated November 10, 2026, 12:19 PM UTC
Key points
  • The two-day session in the UAE's capital, Abu Dhabi, is the first such meeting since February.
  • It will focus on security guarantees, the White House said before the discussions.
  • Ukraine continues to demand security guarantees, which is a non-starter for Russia.

Peace talks between Russia, Ukraine and the US are getting underway in the United Arab Emirates.

Speaking to journalists on Monday, French foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot said “ Europe-wide sanctions ” would be imposed against those responsible as he announced that France believed that Iran’s Revolutionary Guards were “responsible for this attack”.

Additional details
  • And we will continue to address such malicious behavior, making use of all the tools that we have also under the EU cyber diplomacy toolbox, including sanctions.
  • Ukrainian and Russian representatives last met in February for talks on ending the war, but the same sticking points remain.
  • We acknowledge that France has attributed these (cyber-attacks) to Iran.
  • Pending discussions with member states, we as (the) European Union, we stand ready to come with a swift and united response.
  • We as the EU, we have consistently called on all states to refrain from malicious behaviour in the cyberspace.

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