Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 11:05am on 11 Nov 2026,Wednesday International
The first day of trilateral peace talks between Ukraine, Russia and the United States ended in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky describing the discussions as “constructive and quite substantive”. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio also called the meeting “very productive”. The 4-hour discussions covered territorial disputes, postwar security arrangements and humanitarian issues, including prisoner exchanges. However, Moscow and Kyiv remain divided over Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region. Russia wants Ukraine to surrender the territory it still controls, while Kyiv wants to retain it. The delegations are scheduled to meet again on Wednesday for further discussions. (PC: BBC)
