The Nov. 10–11 dates and stated agenda were attributed to U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff by Reuters and the Associated Press, which separately reported his announcement. A Ukrainian presidential statement on Oct. 23 had said a team-level trilateral meeting was expected in the first half of November and that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wanted a leaders’ summit; it did not confirm the newly announced dates. The sources reviewed do not establish that a peace agreement is close, and Russia’s and Ukraine’s positions remain far apart, Reuters reported. Event photographs were sought from the original White House gallery, but the gallery’s own rights notice on its photos prohibits reproduction without written permission; those images were not used. The two photographs here are dated, licensed archive context: Abu Dhabi skyline, photographed May 12, 2015, and Kyiv’s riverfront, photographed Oct. 25, 2021. Neither depicts the planned talks or participants. The images were resized proportionally without cropping or content edits; attribution and license links appear in each caption.
Dates and agenda announced by U.S. envoy
The United States plans to bring Russian and Ukrainian delegations together in Abu Dhabi on Nov. 10–11, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff said on Monday. Reuters and the Associated Press separately reported the announcement, which would put the next round of trilateral talks in the United Arab Emirates.
Witkoff said the discussions would address ending the war, post-war security arrangements, de-escalation and humanitarian measures. Jared Kushner and Witkoff are expected to represent Washington, a senior U.S. official told Reuters. The published reports did not identify the full Russian or Ukrainian delegations.
A diplomatic meeting, not a settlement
The announcement sets a date for talks; it does not signal an agreement. Reuters reported that Moscow and Kyiv remain far apart over the terms of a possible peace deal. No draft agreement or new compromise between the governments was disclosed in the reports reviewed.
The agenda’s reference to post-war security matters because any settlement would have to address what prevents a renewed attack. Witkoff did not publicly detail proposed guarantees in the announcement. A separate working-level meeting with France, Germany, Britain, the European Union and NATO was planned in Brussels to discuss security guarantees, Europe’s security framework and reconstruction support, Reuters reported.
Kyiv has called for a leaders’ summit
Ukraine’s presidential office said on Oct. 23 that teams had agreed to hold a trilateral meeting in the first half of November. In the same statement, Zelenskyy argued that key issues could be resolved only at a leaders’ meeting and said he wanted a summit involving the presidents.
That earlier Ukrainian statement is consistent with a November negotiating window but does not independently confirm the Abu Dhabi dates. The new schedule, as reported on Monday, was announced by Witkoff; Reuters and AP did not report a separate public confirmation from Kyiv or Moscow.
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- ReutersUS to mediate trilateral talks with Ukraine, Russia in Abu Dhabi next week, US envoy saysReported Witkoff’s Nov. 10–11 announcement, the proposed agenda, expected U.S. representatives and a separate working-level meeting with European partners in Brussels. · 2026-11-02
- The Associated PressRussia bombs aid center and shelter in southern Ukraine, killing 26, officials saySeparately reported Witkoff’s announcement of the Nov. 10–11 Abu Dhabi talks. · 2026-11-02
- Office of the President of UkrainePresident holds online meeting with representatives of the Institute for the Study of WarPrimary source: said a team-level trilateral meeting was expected in the first half of November and reported Zelenskyy’s preference for a leaders’ summit. · 2026-10-23
