Kremlin says European countries excluded from next Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi
· World · Al Jazeera, TASS
The Kremlin said European countries will not take part in the next round of Ukraine talks planned for November 6-10 in Abu Dhabi. Yuri Ushakov, a top foreign policy aide to President Vladimir Putin, told Interfax that European participation was not discussed during a 90-minute phone call on Tuesday among Putin, Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store. Stubb, speaking at the Nordic Council in Helsinki, offered a different account, saying European countries would be involved in the Abu Dhabi talks. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed trilateral talks with Russia and the United States in the United Arab Emirates and said Kyiv wants Europe at the table. During a visit to the Netherlands, Zelenskyy secured an additional 500 million euros in Dutch military aid for drones and winter defences, on top of a 1.2 billion euro support package over three years and 40 million euros for the Ukraine Energy Support Fund. Zelenskyy also thanked Britis
Why it matters
The dispute over European inclusion signals a potential diplomatic fracture ahead of negotiations that could shape the war's trajectory, while the new European aid packages bolster Ukraine's capacity to sustain its defence through winter.
Read the original report — Al Jazeera
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