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Oct 27, 2026

Kremlin excludes European countries from Abu Dhabi Ukraine talks

Russia announced that European countries will not be included in the next round of trilateral talks with Ukraine and the United States planned for Abu Dhabi, despite calls from Germany and other European nations to be part of any negotiations. The exclusion comes as Ukraine, Russia, and the US prepare to resume peace talks after an eight-month pause.

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▪Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed concern that proposed US-China-Russia trilateral discussions could lead to a 'Yalta 2, 3, 4' style redistribution of international spheres of influence.
▪The latest push for trilateral negotiations followed September 2026 visits to Kyiv and Moscow by U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
▪In December 2021, Moscow presented draft security agreements to the U.S. and NATO seeking to halt alliance enlargement and restrict military deployments in countries that joined after May 1997.

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Proposed Trump–Xi–Putin summit 2026 Ukraine peace & ceasefire talks NATO membership Russia-Ukraine war Finnish–Norwegian peace outreach to Putin October 2026 Proposed Abu Dhabi peace talks November 2026 European Union Diplomacy

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