Russia, Ukraine hold second day of U.S.-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi Delegations from Moscow and Kyiv on Wednesday (November 11, 2026) held a second straight day of U.S.-brokered talks on ways of ending the war started by Russia's all-out invasion of Ukraine nearly five years ago. Hopes are low for any breakthrough in the first meeting in nine months between the delegations, although U.S.

officials say they are determined to revive peace efforts that so far have failed to deliver significant results. U.S.-mediated talks on ending war between Russia, Ukraine begin in Abu Dhabi U.S.-mediated talks on ending war between Russia, Ukraine begin in Abu Dhabi The two-day session in Abu Dhabi, the first such meeting since February, will focus on security guarantees U.S.-mediated talks on ending war between Russia, Ukraine begin in Abu Dhabi storyline 1 “We are starting the second day of negotiations,” Rustem Umerov, the head of Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Service who leads Kyiv's delegation in Abu Dhabi, said on social media.