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US, Russia, and Ukraine to hold talks in Abu Dhabi

Russian and Ukrainian officials met on Tuesday, November 10, for their first US-brokered talks since February, after US President Donald Trump suggested last week that a broad deal was possible on ending the war in Ukraine and guaranteeing security in Europe.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 5 sources•1 min read•Updated November 10, 2026, 1:29 PM UTC
Key points
  • Hopes of progress in ending Europe's biggest conflict since World War II are tempered by the absence of any significant breakthroughs in three previous rounds of talks early this year.
  • 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.

US, Russian, and Ukrainian officials are expected to meet this week in Abu Dhabi for talks on ending the nearly five-year war, but experts cautioned that the meetings were unlikely to yield a major breakthrough.

Additional details
  • Ukraine continues to demand security guarantees, which is a non-starter for Russia.
  • The first day of talks ended early Tuesday afternoon local time with a second day set for Wednesday.
  • The two-day session in Abu Dhabi is the first such meeting since February.
  • FRANCE 24's correspondent in Kyiv Emmanuelle Chaze and FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Rochelle Ferguson have more.
  • It will focus on establishing future security guarantees for the warring countries.

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