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Russia and Ukraine Set for US-Backed Talks

Russian and Ukrainian officials are scheduled to meet in Abu Dhabi for US-brokered talks. European powers will send officials to participate separately while delegates discuss potential terms.

Vladimir Medinsky, an aide to Russia's President Vladimir Putin and negotiator leading the Russian delegation in the upcoming trilateral Ukraine peace talks in Abu Dhabi, speaks with Foreign Intelligence Service Director Sergey Naryshkin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during a meeting with members of the Security Council in Moscow, Russia, November 6, 2026. Sputnik/Mikhail Metzel/Pool via

Russia and Ukraine officials planned to meet on Tuesday for two days of US-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi. The discussions follow President Donald Trump's suggestion that a broad peace deal is possible to end the 4.5-year-old war. The talks represent the first direct diplomatic contact between the warring nations since February.