Trump envoys bring Russia and Ukraine together for first peace talks in 9 months
By Roula Rouhana ABU DHABI, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Russian and Ukrainian officials met in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday for their first US-brokered talks since February, after President Donald Trump suggested last week that a broad deal was possible on ending the war in Ukraine and guaranteeing security in Europe. US envoy Jared Kushner told delegates that recent contacts with both sides had "really…
Russian and Ukrainian officials met in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday for trilateral negotiations involving the United States. These represent the first US-brokered talks between the two sides since February. According to Interfax-Ukraine, the primary focus of this first round of negotiations is security guarantees for both Ukraine and Europe.
The two-day talks follow suggestions from President Donald Trump that a broad deal to end the war and guarantee European security may be possible. US envoy Jared Kushner told delegates that recent contacts with both parties have helped narrow existing gaps and that the US has ideas to bridge their differences. The South China Morning Post reported that Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are participating in the scheduled two days of talks.
Brief written by urgent.news from Al-Monitor, The National UAE, South China Morning Post, Interfax-Ukraine, France 24 — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
