# Russia, Ukraine and U.S. Resume Abu Dhabi Talks as U.N. Envoy Says Zelensky Would Meet Putin Outside Moscow

*Tuesday, November 10, 2026 at 6:18 AM UTC — Hamer Intelligence Services Desk*

**Published**: 2026-11-10T06:18:25.525Z (8h ago)
**Category**: geopolitics | **Region**: Eastern Europe
**Importance**: 9/10
**Sources**: OSINT
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**Deck**: Russian, Ukrainian and U.S. delegations are due to restart trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, while Ukraine’s envoy to the U.N. says Volodymyr Zelensky is willing to meet Vladimir Putin anywhere other than Moscow, and U.S. officials speak of new “flexibility” on both sides.

Battlefield lines in Ukraine haven’t moved dramatically in recent weeks, but the diplomatic calendar is starting to shift.

Russian, Ukrainian and U.S. delegations are set to hold a new round of trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. According to Russian and U.S. officials, the agenda includes security guarantees, de‑escalation, humanitarian issues and further steps toward a peaceful settlement.

The meeting in Abu Dhabi is expected to start at 09:50 Kyiv time, according to pro‑Ukrainian channels citing Russian sources. U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff has said he will represent Washington. Russian presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky will head Moscow’s delegation, with Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirming Russia’s participation.

In parallel, the BBC, citing U.S. officials, reports what it calls “certain flexibility” on the part of both Moscow and Kyiv ahead of the talks. The reporting does not spell out how far that flexibility extends or on which specific points it applies.

Ukraine’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Andriy Melnyk, has said that President Volodymyr Zelensky is ready to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin anywhere except Moscow. His remark signals a conditional openness to a direct encounter, with location framed as a firm red line.

Abu Dhabi gives all three governments a venue outside Europe to test whether any of that reported flexibility can be turned into concrete steps, even if only on narrow questions such as humanitarian measures or limited de‑escalation.

Observers will be watching for clear signals after the session: whether the sides issue any kind of joint statement, announce practical moves like prisoner exchanges, or adjust their public preconditions for higher‑level meetings. Any of those would indicate that the talks are generating movement rather than simply restating entrenched positions.