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Europe joins Ukraine negotiations, EU delegation to be at the negotiating table in Abu Dhabi
2026-11-09 15:15:00 / BOTA
The European Union will participate in the next round of negotiations to end the Russia-Ukraine war, which will take place on 10 and 11 November in Abu Dhabi, mediated by the United States. The European Commission and the European Council will send a joint team of high-level officials, while France, Germany and the United Kingdom will also be represented in the negotiations.
According to foreign media reports , NATO will also have a representative at the meetings. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen confirmed the EU's participation after a conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
"The EU will be present alongside our partners," she declared, also emphasizing the importance of restoring freedom of navigation in the Black Sea and supporting a ceasefire that includes food and energy infrastructure.
The European delegation will be led by Bjoern Seibert, Von der Leyen's chief of staff, and Anna-Maria Boura, the chief foreign policy advisor to the president of the European Council, António Costa.
Who will participate in the negotiations?
The Ukrainian delegation will be headed by Rustem Umerov, head of the Foreign Intelligence Service, and will also include Kyrylo Budanov, Sergiy Kyslytsya and Davyd Arakhamia. On the Russian side, the delegation will be led by Vladimir Medinsky, an advisor to President Vladimir Putin, accompanied by Deputy Foreign Ministers Sergei Ryabkov and Mikhail Galuzin.
The United States will be represented by envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. However, it is not yet clear whether representatives of European institutions will sit directly opposite the Russian delegation or participate in separate meetings.
Clashes within Europe over role in negotiations
The European participation comes after concerns expressed by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who has asked António Costa for better diplomatic coordination and the appointment of a special EU envoy for negotiations with Russia. Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has also called for the interests of Eastern European countries not to be overlooked.
"The last thing we want is for Western Europe to deal with Russia, without taking into account Eastern European countries," he warned.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Zelensky has described as “dangerous” the discussion on the reorganization of the European security architecture, before Russia makes concrete concessions in the negotiations. The talks in Abu Dhabi mark the resumption of trilateral negotiations since February. The EU’s participation is seen as an effort to ensure that European countries have a role in decisions that will directly affect the continent’s security .
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