The Media Are Reporting On A Large European Delegation At The Talks In Abu Dhabi
- 9.11.2026, 13:35
A number of high-ranking officials.
European countries will send high-ranking officials to the trilateral talks between Russia, the United States, and Ukraine, which will take place on November 10–11 in Abu Dhabi. This was reported by the Financial Times was told by informed sources. According to them, national security advisers from the European troika (France, Germany, and the United Kingdom), as well as the chiefs of staff of the European Commission president and the NATO secretary general, will travel to Abu Dhabi. They will participate “in certain stages of the negotiations.”
Europe made the decision to send representatives after U.S. President Donald Trump and his son-in-law Jared Kushner stated that a broader European security architecture could become part of the agreement. The goal of European officials is to prevent Russia from using the meeting to impose its demands on this issue. Previously, Moscow had insisted on the right to approve NATO exercises and the deployment of certain weapons systems in Eastern Europe. European capitals view this approach as a return to the spheres of influence of the Cold War era, the FT reports.
At the same time, European officials insist that discussions on security on the continent can only take place after peace talks with Ukraine. Sources interviewed by the publication emphasized that security guarantees for Kyiv and the country’s post-war economic recovery are currently more important to Europeans.
Earlier, Kushner reported that Washington had held “productive and substantive” talks with Ukraine, NATO, and European partners regarding security guarantees for Kyiv and the European security architecture. According to him, the U.S. is working with Ukraine and Russia on “serious proposals” to ensure that the trilateral talks are “as substantive and productive as possible.”
The Russian delegation in Abu Dhabi will be led by Presidential Aide Vladimir Medinsky, who is described as a “hardliner.” Last June, following a meeting with the Ukrainian side in Turkey, he stated that to end the war, Ukraine must accept Moscow’s terms and abandon integration with the West. He also asserted that Russia is prepared to fight “as long as necessary.”