Kremlin says new Russia-Ukraine-US talks planned for Abu Dhabi in November
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said trilateral talks with Ukraine and the US are planned for Abu Dhabi in November, with European participation possible.
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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said talks between Russia, Ukraine and the United States are planned to resume in Abu Dhabi in the first half of November, in comments to reporters on Friday carried by Swiss outlet Blick and Greek broadcaster ERT News.
Peskov said the talks would take place in a trilateral format, but did not rule out European countries also taking part. "Nothing can be ruled out in advance. However, these negotiations we are talking about, which are scheduled for the first half of November in Abu Dhabi, will take place in a trilateral format," he said, according to ERT News.
Security guarantees for both Russia and Ukraine after any peace agreement are expected to be the focus of the talks, ERT News reported, citing Russian state news agency Tass.
The talks would mark a resumption of a process that has been stalled since the start of the year, Belgian outlet De Morgen reported. The last meeting between Russian and Ukrainian delegations was in Geneva in February; a planned follow-up in Abu Dhabi in March was called off after the United States and Israel went to war with Iran, which also struck Gulf states including Abu Dhabi.
Russia said it is ready to resume the talks following this week's meeting in St Petersburg between President Vladimir Putin and US special envoy Steve Witkoff, ERT News reported.
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What we know
- 2+ outlets · Blick, ERT News +1 Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia-Ukraine-US talks are planned for Abu Dhabi in the first half of November.
- 1 outlet · Blick The talks are expected to be trilateral, though European participation has not been ruled out, Peskov said.
- 1 outlet · Blick Security guarantees for Russia and Ukraine after a peace deal are expected to be the focus, according to Tass.
- 1 outlet · Blick The process has been stalled since a planned March meeting in Abu Dhabi was called off over the US-Israel war with Iran.
Not yet confirmed
- Unconfirmed The exact date of the November talks has not been reported.
- Unconfirmed Whether European countries will take part has not been confirmed.
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Why it matters for Europe
A resumption of trilateral talks would be the first since planned Abu Dhabi negotiations collapsed in March, when the US and Israel's war with Iran drew in the Gulf states. The venue and format matter for Europe because the Kremlin has left open whether European governments, who have pushed for a seat on security-guarantee talks affecting the continent, will be included.
Sources
Reported by 9 reports from 9 independent outlets in 3 countries.
- Blick: Kreml verkündet Friedensverhandlungen in Abu Dhabi
- ERT News: Κρεμλίνο: Νέος γύρος ειρηνευτικών συνομιλιών Ρωσίας – Ουκρανίας τον Νοέμβριο στο Άμπου Ντάμπι
- De Morgen: Live - Rusland: ‘Gesprekken met VS en Oekraïne in november in Abu Dhabi’ • Dode en drie vermisten na noodoproep van schip in Zwarte Zee
- UNIAN: Росія готова відновити тристоронні переговори щодо України, - Путін
- 24 Kanal: Путін заявив про готовність Росії відновити тристоронні переговори з Україною та США
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Questions and answers
- Where are the next Russia-Ukraine-US talks planned?
- In Abu Dhabi, in the first half of November, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
- Will European countries take part?
- Peskov did not rule it out, but said the talks are planned as trilateral, between Russia, Ukraine and the US.
- Why were earlier Abu Dhabi talks cancelled?
- A planned March meeting was called off after the US and Israel went to war with Iran, which also struck Gulf states.
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