🔶 Vitkoff announced the new round of negotiations for peace between Ukraine and Russia.
Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump's special envoy, announced the new round of trilateral negotiations between Russia and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi, mediated by Washington. On Monday, November 2, he wrote on the X social network that representatives of Ukraine, Russia and the United States will meet on November 10 and 11 in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. According to Witkoff, the US seeks to "advance Trump's efforts to end the war" by facilitating negotiations between Kiev and Moscow.
Witkoff declared the focus of the talks to be "security agreements for the post-war period, tension reduction, humanitarian measures and the next steps on the road to peace" and said that the American negotiator will also meet in Brussels with representatives of France, Germany, Great Britain, the European Union and NATO to discuss security guarantees for Ukraine, Europe's future security framework and economic support for the reconstruction of Ukraine. According to Reuters, Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to hold a new round of trilateral negotiations after meeting with Steve Witkoff on October 21 in St. Petersburg.
Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin spokesman, also confirmed on Tuesday, November 3, that tripartite negotiations will take place in Abu Dhabi. According to him, Vladimir Medinsky, Putin's aide, will head Moscow's negotiating team.