Last Updated on November 10, 2026 2:13 pm by INDIAN AWAAZ
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United States, Ukraine and Russia will begin two-day talks in Abu Dhabi today to end Ukraine conflict. Mediated by Washington, this meeting marks the first formal three-way discussion since negotiations were suspended in February this year. According to US Special Envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, who are leading the American delegation, the primary focus of the session is defining a post-war security architecture to guarantee that once a ceasefire is reached, the conflict does not reignite.
The talks aim to expand the conversation from strict territorial boundaries to a broader framework of European and regional security. Other immediate priorities include practical de-escalation measures along the current frontline, urgent humanitarian aid distributions and expanded prisoner exchanges and structuring international aid for Ukraine’s post-war economic reconstruction.
The greatest obstacle remains the fundamental definition of peace. Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to demand that Ukraine permanently cede four annexed regions, dramatically downsize its standing military, and formally abandon its bid to join NATO. Conversely, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has firmly rejected any forced capitulation or territorial concessions that compromise Ukraine’s sovereignty, demanding ironclad security guarantees akin to NATO’s Article 5 protection against future invasions.
Furthermore, while the Kremlin has insisted that the talks remain strictly trilateral to exclude European powers, representatives from European Union nations, the UK, France, Germany, and NATO are also in Abu Dhabi to conduct parallel, separate coordination meetings with the Ukrainian delegation.