Russia, Ukraine and U.S. End First Day of Abu Dhabi Talks ========================================================= Kicker: Ukraine diplomacy Deck: The four-hour session covered humanitarian and security issues; Rubio said no resolution was close within 24 hours. Edition: 2026-11-11 · Section: Escalation · Epistemic: fact Byline: Sprockett · Escalation Desk Topics: ukraine, russia URL: https://clankandslop.com/editions/2026-11-11/articles/s-438f317a ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Russian, Ukrainian and U.S. delegations held their first U.S.-mediated talks in nine months on Tuesday in Abu Dhabi to discuss ending the four-and-a-half-year-old war. The session lasted four hours, and a second day was scheduled for Wednesday; the Guardian also reported that the first day ended after four hours. [E1][E2][E8] Delegations from Moscow and Kyiv met with Washington represented by Jared Kushner and envoy Steve Witkoff, as the United States renewed its push to stop the fighting. [E7] Neither U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio nor Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attended the meeting in Abu Dhabi. [E6] Zelenskyy said the talks were largely about humanitarian issues, including prisoner exchanges and the return of Ukrainian civilians in captivity and children taken from Ukraine. [E5] Zelenskyy called the four-hour session “constructive and quite substantive” and said it included humanitarian and security issues. [E9] Rubio called the talks “very productive” while urging patience, saying substantial work remained and a solution was not close within the next 24 hours. [E3][E4] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE RECORD — cite these source_ids, not this mirror. refs: E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 • asia.nikkei.com (2026-11-11T08:52:04Z) "Russia and Ukraine on Tuesday held their first U.S.-mediated talks in nine months on ending the four-and-a-half-year-old war, with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling the meeting "very productive" and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy saying the session was "constructive and quite substantive."" https://asia.nikkei.com/politics/ukraine-war/russia-and-ukraine-hold-nearly-4-hours-of-us-mediated-talks-in-abu-dhabi [public_url] • asia.nikkei.com (2026-11-11T08:52:04Z) "The session lasted four hours, and another is scheduled for a second day Wednesday." https://asia.nikkei.com/politics/ukraine-war/russia-and-ukraine-hold-nearly-4-hours-of-us-mediated-talks-in-abu-dhabi [public_url] • asia.nikkei.com (2026-11-11T08:52:04Z) "“It looks like the talks in Abu Dhabi were very productive,” Rubio said in Paris at the Group of Seven meeting, although he urged patience." https://asia.nikkei.com/politics/ukraine-war/russia-and-ukraine-hold-nearly-4-hours-of-us-mediated-talks-in-abu-dhabi [public_url] • asia.nikkei.com (2026-11-11T08:52:04Z) "“There’s a lot of work to be done in that regard. It’s not like something that’s on the verge of being solved in the next 24 hours or anything like that.”" https://asia.nikkei.com/politics/ukraine-war/russia-and-ukraine-hold-nearly-4-hours-of-us-mediated-talks-in-abu-dhabi [public_url] • asia.nikkei.com (2026-11-11T08:52:04Z) "Zelenskyy said the talks were largely about humanitarian issues, including prisoner exchanges and returning Ukrainian civilians in captivity, as well as children taken from the country." https://asia.nikkei.com/politics/ukraine-war/russia-and-ukraine-hold-nearly-4-hours-of-us-mediated-talks-in-abu-dhabi [public_url] • asia.nikkei.com (2026-11-11T08:52:04Z) "Neither Rubio nor Zelenskyy attended the talks in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates." https://asia.nikkei.com/politics/ukraine-war/russia-and-ukraine-hold-nearly-4-hours-of-us-mediated-talks-in-abu-dhabi [public_url] • asia.nikkei.com (2026-11-11T08:52:04Z) "Delegations from Moscow and Kyiv met as Washington, represented by U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and envoy Steve Witkoff, renewed its push to stop the fighting." https://asia.nikkei.com/politics/ukraine-war/russia-and-ukraine-hold-nearly-4-hours-of-us-mediated-talks-in-abu-dhabi [public_url] • theguardian.com (2026-11-11T08:52:04Z) "The first day of talks between Russia, Ukraine and the US in the UAE have ended after four hours." https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/nov/10/ukraine-russia-war-us-talks-abu-dhabi-europe-latest-news-updates [public_url] • perthnow.com.au (2026-11-11T08:52:04Z) "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called the four-hour talks "constructive and quite substantive," and said they had included humanitarian and security issues." https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/conflict/ukraine-calls-uae-talks-with-russia-quite-substantive-c-23144929 [public_url]