DiplomacyUkraine, Russia
US announces Ukraine-Russia talks in Abu Dhabi for 10-11 November
Steve Witkoff says Washington will mediate working-level negotiations. The sources we checked carry no response from Kyiv or Moscow to the announcement.
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