Overview
- The United States convened trilateral talks between Ukraine, Russia and US envoys that began Tuesday in Abu Dhabi and run through 11 November.
- Washington is driving the agenda toward a wider "architecture of security" for Europe, a concept promoted by Jared Kushner and endorsed publicly by President Trump.
- France and other European actors secured representation at the talks but disagree with the US over their role and warn they must not be sidelined from any final settlement.
- Kyiv is negotiating under military and diplomatic pressure as Russia has stepped up strikes on Ukrainian energy and infrastructure ahead of winter.
- G7 foreign ministers met in Paris to review the US push, seek a common European position and warn that any agreement reached without strong European input could affect borders, security guarantees and grain and energy supplies.