The United States has announced a new round of talks with Ukrainian and Russian delegations in Abu Dhabi on 10 and 11 November. The planned discussions will address ending the war, post-war security arrangements, de-escalation and humanitarian measures. The dates were announced by US envoy Steve Witkoff on Monday, 2 November.
Witkoff and Jared Kushner are expected to represent Washington. The announcement gives a venue and timetable to a diplomatic process discussed in recent weeks, but does not amount to a ceasefire or an agreed settlement. The full composition of the delegations and separate confirmations from Kyiv and Moscow remain matters to follow.
The preparations also include working-level meetings in Brussels this week with representatives of France, Germany, Britain, the European Union and NATO. Their agenda covers security guarantees for Ukraine, Europe’s future security framework and economic support for reconstruction. Those discussions are distinct from the trilateral meeting scheduled in Abu Dhabi.
Kyiv had already described preparations for talks involving the three countries in the first half of November. The newly announced dates make the plan more specific, while the central disagreements over the terms of a possible peace remain unresolved. The importance of security arrangements goes beyond stopping the fighting: they would determine what protection Ukraine could rely on after any agreement.
The next test is whether the announced format produces a confirmed meeting and practical commitments on de-escalation and humanitarian issues. A date on the diplomatic calendar is a step towards negotiations, but it does not by itself change conditions on the ground. No peace agreement or new general ceasefire has been announced as part of this scheduling statement.
