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White House cautiously upbeat about Russia-Ukraine peace talks this week

The White House is "cautiously optimistic" as peace talks between Russia and Ukraine resume in Abu Dhabi this week, U.S.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 3 sources•1 min read•Updated November 10, 2026, 2:47 PM UTC
Key points
  • Speaking to journalists on Monday, French foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot said “ Europe-wide sanctions ” would be imposed against those responsible as he announced France believed that Iran’s Revolutionary Guards were “responsible for this attack”.
  • Delegations from Kyiv, Washington and Moscow are in the United Arab Emirates for the first trilateral talks since February.
  • 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.

The big picture: Witkoff and Kushner invited senior officials from NATO, the EU and four major European powers — the UK, France, Germany and Italy — to Abu Dhabi to hold separate discussions on the sidelines of the Russia-Ukraine negotiations.

But a new security agreement between Europe and Russia would help end the war in Ukraine, they say.

Additional details
  • 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.
  • We acknowledge that France has attributed these (cyber-attacks) to Iran.
  • officials stress that the proposed Europe-Russia security initiative would not replace or diminish NATO and the central role it plays in protecting Europe.
  • officials who briefed reporters on Monday struck a positive tone despite skepticism in Europe and Ukraine about Putin's willingness to end the war.

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The Guardian WorldNovember 10, 2026, 2:47 PM UTC → BBC WorldNovember 10, 2026, 2:36 PM UTC → AxiosNovember 9, 2026, 8:42 PM UTC →

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