Talks between Ukraine, the US and Russia begin in Abu Dhabi in a trilateral format, Ukraine's delegation head says
Confirmed3 distinct origins, 3 independent.
Rustem Umerov, head of Ukraine's delegation, said talks between Ukraine, the US and Russia began in Abu Dhabi on 10 November and moved to a trilateral format, with key questions of ending hostilities on the agenda, Interfax-Ukraine and Radio Svoboda reported; Meduza and Ukrainska Pravda also reported the start. TASS, citing a source, reported that the meeting was closed to the press, and TASS reported that presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky leads Russia's delegation. A source in the negotiating group told Interfax the talks resumed after a 40-minute break, and RIA Novosti reported shortly before 12:00 UTC that they had run for more than three hours. TASS reported that the first day ended after about four and a half hours, including the break; Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Service said the talks would resume on 11 November, and a TASS source said at 08:00 GMT. The BBC reported that the delegations from Kyiv, Washington and Moscow were holding the first trilateral talks since February.
- When
- 10 November 2026
- Where
- Abu Dhabi, the UAE
- What
- negotiation
- Acting party
- Government of Ukraine, Government of the United States, Government of Russia
- Attribution
- Acknowledged by the acting party. Ukraine's delegation head and Russian sources each report the talks.
- In the record
- Published 2026-11-10 13:50 UTC · changed 1 time since
Images
Photos at their source
- Photo at source, released by Ukrainian negotiating delegation
- Photo at source, released by Radio Svoboda (RFE/RL)
- Photo at source, released by Ukrainian negotiating delegation
Sources
- Evidence Meduza
- Where the claim was made TASS
- Where the claim was made TASS
- Where the claim was made Interfax
- Where the claim was made RIA Novosti
- Where the claim was made RIA Novosti
- Evidence Radio Svoboda
- Evidence Interfax-Ukraine
- Evidence Ukrinform
- Evidence Ukrainska Pravda
- Where the claim was made TASS
- Where the claim was made TASS
- Evidence Interfax-Ukraine
- Where the claim was made TASS
- Evidence BBC News
History
- First recorded 10 Nov, 13:50 UTC, as confirmed (two or more distinct origins, at least one tied to no party).
- 11 Nov, 04:23 UTC: sources revised. Daily record, window 2026-11-11T00Z: a later window added citations or corrected the record; checked again against the one rule
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The War Record, "Talks between Ukraine, the US and Russia begin in Abu Dhabi in a trilateral format, Ukraine's delegation head says", record ev-20261110-31cw, version 2, https://thewarrecord.com/events/ev-20261110-31cw/