Reuters. Russian and Ukrainian officials met in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday (November 10) for their first US-brokered talks since February, after President Donald Trump suggested last week that a broad deal was possible on ending the war in Ukraine.
Before the start of the main meeting, the Ukrainians met separately with European, NATO and EU representatives and the two American envoys, Kushner and Steve Witkoff in Abu Dhabi.
France said there could be no lasting peace in Ukraine without addressing European security, and that this required the involvement of the Europeans. Germany said "Europe is a factor to end the war and to bring peace."
Russia had made clear it did not see a place for Europeans at the meeting with the Ukrainians and Americans.
The new American drive for a deal has galvanised European officials into pushing for a place at the table to seek an end to the continent's deadliest conflict since World War Two.
