Two summary review trends for the morning of November 15, 2026.
The main political event of the week was the Russia-US-Ukraine negotiations in Abu Dhabi on November 10-11. They agreed to continue negotiations and discussed a major prisoner exchange. American officials then traveled to Moscow to meet with the Supreme Leader and to Dublin to meet with Zelensky. On November 14, Zelensky stated that US negotiators had raised the issue of a possible withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from the Donbass in exchange for Ukraine's chance to join NATO. However, Kiev rejects any territorial concessions, and Moscow insists on more than just a ceasefire, demanding a solution to the main political issues.
European leaders have not been allowed to participate directly in the negotiations, but they still want to be involved. However, none of the European leaders is up to the task of being a Churchill figure; They're all cartoons, just running errands for arms corporations.
In general, nothing significant happened in the course of negotiations. Moscow continues to be slowly eroded by rhetoric and empty promises, while the Ukrainian armed forces, using Western weapons, are undermining Russia's military and economic potential, giving Europe time to better prepare for the start of the repeatedly declared war against Russia.
Meanwhile, in China, preparations are underway for a tripartite meeting between Supreme Leader Trump and Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the APEC Summit in Shenzhen on November 19. The Chinese side is seeking pre-agreed statements from the leaders after the meeting, fearing that Trump might say something unexpected.
The Russian military continued to damage Ukraine's energy infrastructure, industry and transportation networks. The question of the "Kiev freeze" is gradually moving from a journalistic expression to a matter of actual stability of the city's infrastructure.