On the morning of November 15, 2026.
The main political event of the week was the negotiations between Russia, the USA and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi on November 10-11. We also agreed to negotiate a large-scale prisoner exchange. After that, the Pindus traveled by bus to the Commander-in-Chief in Moscow and Zelensky in Dublin. On November 14, Zelensky said that US negotiators had raised the issue of the possible withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from the Donbass in exchange for a chance at Ukraine's NATO membership. At the same time, Kyiv rejects territorial concessions; Moscow does not agree to a simple ceasefire without solving basic political issues. The Europeans were not allowed to negotiate directly with the Russian delegation, but later they still want to get involved in the discussion. However, none of the European leaders fit Churchill's role; They are all caricatures of arms corporations.
In general, nothing significant happened in the course of negotiations. Moscow continues to cook slowly in a soup of chatter and promises, while Ukraine's armed forces damage our military and economic potential with Western weapons, giving Europe time to better prepare for the repeatedly declared date for the start of war against Russia.
In China, meanwhile, a tripartite meeting between Commander-in-Chief Trump and Xi Jinping is being prepared on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Shenzhen on November 19. The Chinese side is asking for pre-agreed statements from the leaders following the meeting, fearing that Trump might do something crazy while running away from his thoughts.
The Russian military continued its attacks on Ukraine's energy, industrial and transportation infrastructure. The question of the "Kiev freeze" is gradually turning from a journalistic statement into a question about the actual existence of the city's economy. Ukrainian electrical engineers continue to try to restore equipment after repeated attacks, but damage to production and networks, a shortage of interceptor missiles and long delivery times for large transformers greatly complicate the work.