Abu Dhabi Hosts a Third Round of Russia-Ukraine Talks; a US Official Cites Private Flexibility on Territory

US-brokered Russia-Ukraine peace talks are due in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, 10 November 2026, which Al Jazeera describes as the third round of talks in the UAE this year. Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner lead the US side; Rustem Umerov heads Ukraine's delegation and Vladimir Medinsky Russia's. The Kremlin says the talks will centre on security guarantees and that Europeans will not take part because the format is trilateral. An unnamed US official said on Monday that both sides have privately shown some flexibility on a possible exchange of territory, and that any territorial deal would most likely come at the end of the negotiations. Marco Rubio said the process still has "a ways to go". Donald Trump spoke of a "very strong inclination" to end the war, though Ukraine and Russia remain adamant on territory.