Kremlin: Abu Dhabi Ukraine talks to involve only Russia, Ukraine and US

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov confirmed on Monday that the upcoming negotiations on a settlement in Ukraine, set to take place in Abu Dhabi, will be held in a trilateral format involving Russia and Ukraine, with the United States acting as mediator. He noted that European countries will not participate in these talks.

Peskov told TASS news agency that "the discussions in Abu Dhabi in the coming days will be trilateral negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, mediated by the United States." He explained that the Americans and Ukrainians have separate channels of communication with the Europeans and appear to be working on their own coordination mechanism, but emphasized that the Abu Dhabi talks will be limited to the three parties.

The negotiations are scheduled for November 10 and 11 in Abu Dhabi, with the Russian delegation led by presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky.

Peskov previously stated that the talks will address mutual security guarantees between Russia and Ukraine, stressing that representatives from European countries cannot take part due to the prior agreement on the trilateral format.

Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump said in an interview with CBS News on Sunday that he believes the war in Ukraine will end soon.