US to mediate trilateral talks with Ukraine, Russia in Abu Dhabi next week

The United States will bring together delegations from Ukraine and Russia in Abu Dhabi on November 10-11 to discuss ending Moscow’s war against Ukraine, post-war security agreements and de-escalation, US envoy Steve Witkoff said on Monday.
US negotiators have been seeking a breakthrough in the long-running conflict before the winter sets in. The last US-mediated peace talks took place in February before the United States and Israel launched a war against Iran.
Witkoff, in a social media post, said the new Abu Dhabi discussions will cover “post-war security agreements, de-escalation, humanitarian measures, and ending the war.”
Witkoff and Jared Kushner, the lead US negotiators, are expected to represent the US in Abu Dhabi, a senior US official told Reuters.
Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to a new round of trilateral talks after meeting Witkoff in St Petersburg two weeks ago in the latest US push to stop Europe’s bloodiest conflict since World War Two.