Russia confirms new Ukraine peace talks in Abu Dhabi
The Kremlin confirmed that Russia, Ukraine and the United States will hold three-way peace talks in Abu Dhabi on Nov. 10-11, led on Moscow's side by Putin aide Vladimir Medinsky.
Russia will take part in three-way peace talks with Ukraine and the United States in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, on Nov. 10 and 11, the Kremlin said on Tuesday.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Vladimir Medinsky, an aide to President Vladimir Putin, will lead Moscow's delegation. A U.S. envoy had announced the meeting a day earlier, saying Washington would mediate.
The talks are expected to cover issues such as security arrangements, steps to reduce the fighting and humanitarian measures. Past rounds of negotiations have produced prisoner exchanges and short local pauses in fighting, but no wider agreement to end the war, which began with Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022.
The announcement came as Russia carried out one of its heaviest attacks of the year on Ukraine's energy system, and a day after a deadly strike on an aid site in the Zaporizhzhia region.
European and NATO officials were also due to meet in Brussels this week to coordinate their support for Ukraine ahead of the talks.
This summary is original reporting by tehworldnews, written after checking the facts against several major international news outlets and official statements.