Abu Dhabi peace talks on Ukraine security guarantees set for November

Russian, Ukrainian and U.S. negotiators will hold peace talks in Abu Dhabi on November 10-11, the first such meeting since February, with security guarantees as the top agenda item amid ongoing fighting. The talks follow a failed round of negotiations earlier this year and a brief U.S.-brokered truce around Oleshky last month. Russia demands Ukraine withdraw from four annexed regions, abandon NATO membership, and accept military limits, while Ukraine rejects territorial concessions and insists on Western security guarantees. Fighting continues along the 1,200-kilometre front line, with both sides escalating drone and missile attacks. Ukraine wants European allies at the table, but Russia opposes their involvement at this stage.