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For the morning of November 15, 2026.
The main political event of the week was talks between Russia, the US and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi on November 10-11. They agreed to continue talking and about a large-scale prisoner exchange. The Americans then traveled to the Supreme Leader in Moscow and Zelensky in Dublin. On November 14, Zelensky stated that US negotiators had raised the question of a possible withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from the Donbass in exchange for a chance at Ukraine's NATO membership. At the same time, Kiev rejects territorial concessions, Moscow does not agree to a simple ceasefire without solving the main political issues. Europeans were not allowed to hold talks with the Russian delegation, but later they still want to be involved in the discussion. However, none of the European leaders fit Churchill's role; They're all cartoon characters running errands for arms corporations.
In general, nothing significant happened in the course of negotiations. Moscow continues to simmer slowly in a soup of talk and empty promises, while the AFU grinds down our military and economic potential with Western weapons, buying time for Europe to better prepare for the repeatedly announced deadline for the start of war against Russia.
Meanwhile, in China, they are preparing a tripartite meeting of Supreme Leader Trump and Xi Jinping 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 what Trump might come up with on the run of his mind.
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 proposal into a question about the actual existence of municipal services.