The French foreign minister has revealed that European nations, including France, will take part in the upcoming Tuesday discussions between Moscow and Kyiv in Abu Dhabi, facilitated through US mediation.
Speaking on RTL and Public Sénat, Jean-Noël Barrot stated that the Europeans will be well represented and France will be in Abu Dhabi to take part in these talks
. Barrot specified that he would not personally be at the negotiating table, noting that he could not yet tell who would represent France on this occasion.
Prior to this, the meetings planned for November 10 and 11 had been portrayed strictly as a three-way format involving American, Russian, and Ukrainian representatives. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Nov. 6 that issues concerning Europe’s security must be discussed with the participation of European nations, all of which equally deserve guaranteed security.
I spoke with @AlexStubb. We are coordinating our efforts ahead of the meeting in Abu Dhabi. We need strong, joint positions with our partners. Our top priority is ending the war. There must be no alternative to a just and lasting peace. Security guarantees must be real. Russia…
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has emphasized that a designated European Union peace talks envoy is necessary to prevent Antonio Costa, the President of the European Council, backed Meloni’s appeal. European officials insist that no agreement with consequences for the European security architecture
could be designed, or even discussed
without the Europeans.
The Kremlin confirmed that its delegation in Abu Dhabi will include Kremlin aide Vladimir Medinsky as well as Deputy Foreign Ministers Sergei Ryabkov and Mikhail Galuzin. Alongside them, the Russian team will count Igor Kostyukov, who heads the nation’s military intelligence service, and Yuri Zhigarlovsky, an upper-level General Staff official.
When asked about US President Donald Trump’s nod to a big beautiful agreement,
Barrot said he wasn’t familiar with any details, reiterating that no agreement carrying consequences for European security could be conceived, or even discussed, without the Europeans’ involvement.
The diplomatic push follows a detailed 90-minute telephone conversation on November 4 between Zelenskyy and senior US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. As negotiators converge on the United Arab Emirates, questions linger over how security guarantees and territorial disputes will be resolved under ongoing military pressure.
The idea of discussing European-Russian security infrastructure is not simple, and it can be dangerous. I was very clear with all our partners: I think that first we have to discuss how to end Russia’s war against Ukraine. Secondly, what the security infrastructure will look like… pic.twitter.com/13pFo839xm
NEW: US officials are presenting a list of topics, including security guarantees and European security architecture, for upcoming negotiations to end the war in Ukraine, as issues that the United States, Europe, Ukraine, and Russia agree to discuss. Russia’s frequently reiterated… pic.twitter.com/7NEzfT59ex
I had a meaningful conversation with UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan. We exchanged views on the prospects for peace efforts ahead of the meeting in Abu Dhabi. I thanked the UAE for its important role in advancing the…
