US pushes new Ukraine-Russia peace talks in Abu Dhabi

The United States will host new peace talks between Ukraine and Russia on November 10-11 in Abu Dhabi, led by envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, aiming to end the war before winter. The trilateral discussions will focus on post-war security guarantees and de-escalation, according to a US official. This follows a failed February attempt, and Russia's President Putin reportedly agreed after meeting Witkoff two weeks ago; Ukraine has not yet responded. Separate US-led talks with European nations, including France, Germany, the UK, EU, and NATO, are scheduled in Brussels this week on security and reconstruction. Meanwhile, Russia intensified attacks, killing 26 people in a strike near Zaporizhzhia, which President Zelensky called "utterly horrific."