Rubio, Zelenskyy and Ukrainian officials via the Guardian, The Hindu and Reuters, Nov 10
US-led talks in Abu Dhabi called productive, with no ceasefire or deal
Rubio and Zelenskyy praised the first session; talks resume Wednesday, with no deal announced.
Key facts
- Format
- US-led three-way, or trilateral, talks among Russia, Ukraine and the US opened Tuesday, Nov 10, in Abu Dhabi, the Guardian and The Hindu report. Rustem Umerov, head of Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Service, said Ukraine had moved to a trilateral negotiation format after initial discussions with NATO and European envoys (The Hindu)
- Rubio
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the talks were "very productive", but that there was still a lot of work to be done, the Guardian reports. Reuters, via the Guardian, said Rubio also said it was a goal at some point to expand the talks to include other European voices
- Zelenskyy
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the first day was "constructive and quite substantive" after being briefed by Kyiv's negotiators, and wrote that "the trilateral format was constructive and quite substantive," the Guardian reports, citing his post on X
- Next session
- The first day ended after four hours. Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Service press office said the talks were expected to resume the next day, Nov 11, the Guardian reports. Zelenskyy referred to further dialogue "in the trilateral format tomorrow"
- Outcome
- No ceasefire or peace deal was announced. Rubio said there was still a lot of work to be done. The reporting describes a first session that is set to continue, not an agreement
- Overnight strikes
- As talks opened, Russia struck 10 Ukrainian regions overnight and hit five major energy substations, Ukrainian Prime Minister Sergii Koretskyi said, the Guardian and Reuters report. Death tolls conflict: Reuters, citing officials, says two people were killed; the Guardian live blog, citing the Kyiv Independent, says Russian attacks killed at least nine people over the past day
Note
The first day of US-led three-way talks between Russia, Ukraine and the United States opened Tuesday, Nov 10, in Abu Dhabi, the Guardian and The Hindu report. After the session, Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the talks "very productive", but said there was still a lot of work to be done, the Guardian reports. Reuters, cited in the same live blog, said Rubio also said it was a goal at some point to expand the trilateral talks to include other European voices.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, briefed by Kyiv's negotiators, called day one "constructive and quite substantive." In a post on X quoted by the Guardian, he said "the trilateral format was constructive and quite substantive" and that he had given instructions for further dialogue "in the trilateral format tomorrow." The first day ended after four hours, and Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Service said the talks were expected to resume Nov 11, the Guardian reports. Rustem Umerov, who leads Ukraine's delegation, said Ukraine had moved to a trilateral format with the United States and Russia, The Hindu reports.
No ceasefire or peace deal was announced. The officials' comments describe a first day of talks that will continue, not an agreement to halt the fighting.
As the talks opened, Russia struck 10 Ukrainian regions overnight and hit five major energy substations, Ukrainian Prime Minister Sergii Koretskyi said, according to the Guardian and Reuters. Death tolls conflict: Reuters, citing officials, reports two people were killed; the Guardian live blog, citing the Kyiv Independent, says at least nine were killed over the past day.
Why it matters
This is the first US-led three-way meeting among Russia, Ukraine and the United States in months. Officials described the opening day as productive, but no ceasefire or deal was announced, and the war continued overnight.
Sources
- Guardian live blog: Russia-Ukraine talks very productive, says US's Rubio (Nov 10 2026)
- The Hindu: U.S.-mediated talks on ending war between Russia, Ukraine begin in Abu Dhabi (Nov 10 2026)
- Reuters via Internazionale: Russia pounds Ukraine's power grid as talks open in Abu Dhabi (Nov 10 2026)
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