Abu Dhabi peace talks

The Abu Dhabi peace talks of 10 and 11 November 2026 were a round of US-mediated trilateral negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, held in the capital of the United Arab Emirates. They were the first trilateral talks since February, Meduza reported.

The Russian delegation was led by presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky and the Ukrainian side by Rustem Umerov. US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner led for Washington. European and NATO representatives were in Abu Dhabi but did not attend the three-way meetings, the Associated Press reported.

The talks ended on Wednesday 11 November with no major breakthrough on ending the war. Both sides confirmed an agreement in principle on a large exchange of prisoners of war, and Kushner said the numbers would be finalised the next day. He also said Russia’s security concerns and postwar security arrangements were discussed.

Kushner said he and Witkoff would travel to Moscow on Thursday to meet President Vladimir Putin, then to Dublin to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. One aim of the Moscow meeting, he said, is to get European governments added to the talks.

Sources: Associated Press via CP24, Meduza.