Ukraine, allies to spend two days in Brussels on security guarantees
Ukrainian, US and European officials began two days of talks in Brussels on security guarantees and a post-war "Prosperity Plan", Ukraine's Umerov says.
Ukrainian, US and European officials began two days of talks in Brussels on Wednesday on security guarantees for Ukraine and a post-war "Prosperity Plan", Ukraine's national security and defence council secretary, Rustem Umerov, said on Telegram.
The talks, hosted by the European Commission, bring together Ukraine's delegation with representatives from the United States, the European Commission, Britain, France, Germany, Nato and the World Bank, Umerov said. Teams from Ukraine's economy and finance ministries, defence ministry and the president's office are taking part.
Umerov said the meeting continues discussions begun in Florida and Oslo aimed at reaching peace in Ukraine, with working-level teams going through details on post-war reconstruction, economic development and the country's long-term resilience. On Thursday, he said, Ukraine's delegation will focus specifically on security guarantees alongside counterparts from the US, Britain, France and Germany and Nato representatives.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said separately that the Brussels talks, planned for 4 November, would address security guarantees for Ukraine ahead of Russia-Ukraine-US talks due in Abu Dhabi on 10 and 11 November. He has said Ukraine wants Europe present at the Abu Dhabi talks but will not block the meeting if Washington insists on a three-way format, and that Kyiv will not compromise on territory, calling it a "red line" that can only be discussed by leaders.
Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said on 28 October that consultations on the trilateral format would take place after 4 November, depending on developments on the battlefield and the wider situation, Ukrainian media reported.
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What we know
- Ukrainian, US and European officials began two days of Brussels talks on security guarantees and a post-war "Prosperity Plan", Umerov said.
- The European Commission is hosting the talks, which include the US, Britain, France, Germany, Nato and the World Bank alongside Ukraine.
- Thursday's session will focus specifically on security guarantees, Umerov said.
- The talks precede Russia-Ukraine-US negotiations due in Abu Dhabi on 10-11 November.
- Zelensky says Ukraine will not compromise on territory, calling it a "red line" for leaders only.
Why it matters for Europe
The Brussels talks are meant to bind together security guarantees, reconstruction and Ukraine's long-term resilience into a single post-war framework, ahead of the higher-profile Abu Dhabi talks with Russia. Zelensky's insistence on keeping territorial questions as a leaders-only "red line" shows Kyiv is wary that working-level diplomacy could drift into ground it is not willing to concede.
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Questions and answers
- What is being discussed in Brussels?
- Security guarantees for Ukraine and a post-war "Prosperity Plan" covering reconstruction and economic development, Umerov said.
- Who is taking part?
- Ukraine, the European Commission, the US, Britain, France, Germany, Nato and the World Bank, according to Umerov.
- How does this relate to the Abu Dhabi talks?
- It precedes Russia-Ukraine-US negotiations due in Abu Dhabi on 10-11 November, which Zelensky says should also involve Europe.
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