U.S. to Host Trilateral Ukraine Talks as Brussels Refines Security Guarantees

The meetings aim to produce operational guarantees for Ukraine tied to a broader European security framework that would guide postwar recovery.

Overview

U.S. envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff will lead American mediation at talks in Abu Dhabi scheduled for Nov. 10–11 that bring Russia and Ukraine together for the first trilateral round since February.
Working sessions in Brussels on Nov. 4–5 focused on what enforceable security guarantees for Ukraine should look like and on technical work for a 2027 'prosperity plan' with the European Commission and World Bank.
Moscow has named Vladimir Medinsky to lead its delegation and insists the talks remain trilateral while Washington says the format could expand to include European partners if negotiations progress.
Ukrainian officials, including Rustem Umerov and President Zelensky, pressed for guarantees that work in practice and for clear, written commitments, but diplomats warn major political gaps over territory and limits on Ukraine’s forces remain unresolved.
If negotiators link credible guarantees to a funded reconstruction plan, the outcome could shape security arrangements and donor commitments for Ukraine in 2027 and affect civilians’ prospects for rebuilding and returns.