Overview
- The trilateral talks, scheduled for Nov. 10–11, 2026, bring Ukraine, the United States and Russia to Abu Dhabi with Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff acting as U.S. mediators.
- U.S. envoys have framed the agenda around four priorities: ending hostilities, designing postwar security guarantees, preparing economic recovery plans, and advancing humanitarian measures.
- Ukraine, Russia and the U.S. have named senior delegations with Rustem Umerov and Kyrylo Budanov leading for Kyiv, Vladimir Medinsky heading the Russian team, and Kushner and Witkoff representing Washington.
- European Union and NATO officials are in Abu Dhabi for separate coordination meetings but are not expected to sit in the main trilateral room, prompting European concerns about being sidelined from decisions on the continent’s security architecture.
- Analysts and participants set low odds for a sweeping political deal but expect tangible humanitarian and technical outcomes such as intensified prisoner exchanges, food and energy corridor agreements, and early work on measures to reduce the risk of renewed escalation.