Ukraine, Russia and US resume peace talks in Abu Dhabi, their first trilateral meeting since February

Summary

Negotiators from Ukraine, Russia and the United States began trilateral peace talks in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Tuesday, November 10. It is their first such meeting since February and, according to Euronews, the first US-mediated negotiation in about nine months. Washington is seeking to broker an end to the war that followed Moscow's invasion nearly five years ago, and Kyiv faces pressure over territorial concessions. France 24 reports that the two days of talks are under way, and that Kyiv and Paris welcomed the US effort to revive negotiations, saying localised truces could be a first step towards a complete and unconditional ceasefire. Hindustan Times reports that the sides remain divided over territorial control, Ukraine's military and NATO ambitions, and whether a ceasefire should precede a broader peace deal. Euronews reports that the makeup of the Ukrainian and Russian delegations offers clues to what may be discussed behind closed doors. The BBC headline quotes Zelensky calling the first day of talks constructive.

Timeline

1. Euronews

   10 Nov 2026, 06:00 UTCSource ↗

   Euronews reports that the makeup of the Ukrainian and Russian delegations at the Abu Dhabi peace talks offers clues to what could be discussed behind closed doors, as US-mediated negotiations resume for the first time in nine months.

2. France 24

   10 Nov 2026, 06:09 UTCSource ↗

   France 24 reports that negotiators from Ukraine, Russia and the United States met for their first trilateral talks in more than nine months in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, and that Kyiv and Paris welcomed US efforts to revive negotiations.

3. DW

   10 Nov 2026, 07:09 UTCSource ↗

   DW reports that peace talks between Russia, Ukraine and the US are getting underway in the United Arab Emirates, the first such meeting since February.

4. Hindustan Times

   10 Nov 2026, 08:20 UTCSource ↗

   Hindustan Times reports that the sides remain divided over territorial control, Ukraine's military and NATO ambitions, and whether a ceasefire should precede a broader peace deal as the talks begin amid rising tension.

5. France 24

   10 Nov 2026, 11:45 UTCSource ↗

   France 24 reports that three-way talks between Russia, Ukraine and the United States opened on Tuesday in the United Arab Emirates, and that the negotiators each country chose show much of what will be discussed.

6. BBC

   10 Nov 2026, 17:29 UTCSource ↗

   BBC reports that delegations from Kyiv, Washington and Moscow are in the United Arab Emirates for the first trilateral talks since February, and its headline quotes Zelensky saying the first day was constructive.