Overview
- U.S. special representative Steve Vitkoff confirmed on Tuesday that Washington will mediate working‑level talks between Ukraine and Russia in Abu Dhabi on November 10–11.
- The Kremlin said Vladimir Medinsky will lead the Russian delegation, a politically sensitive choice after a Kyiv court sentenced him in absentia in May.
- The talks are framed as technical, working‑level negotiations focused on postwar security arrangements, measures to reduce fighting and humanitarian steps rather than a final peace treaty.
- U.S. negotiators will meet in Brussels this week with representatives from France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the EU and NATO to coordinate security guarantees and reconstruction‑related economic issues.
- The sessions follow a series of U.S. diplomatic meetings with both Kyiv and Moscow and could shape how Western allies tie security guarantees, sanctions and reconstruction aid to any future ceasefire or settlement.