Trump Expects Broad Ukraine Peace Deal as Abu Dhabi Talks Are Set
US President Donald Trump said he expects a major agreement to end Russia’s war against Ukraine and could extend beyond Ukraine to all of Europe. Ukraine, the United States and Russia are scheduled to hold trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi on November 10–11, while Ukraine has insisted on European involvement and rejected territorial concessions as a red line.
Key points
- Trilateral Ukraine–US–Russia talks are scheduled for November 10–11 in Abu Dhabi.
- Trump said he expects a major agreement to end the war and said all parties would be pleased with it.
- Trump did not disclose the agreement’s terms, participants or what possible broader European coverage would mean.
- Ukraine will be represented by Dmytro Lublov and David Arakhamia; Russia’s delegation will be led by Vladimir Medinsky.
- Zelensky sought European participation but said Ukraine would not cancel talks if Washington insisted on a trilateral format.
- Melania Trump hosted Ukrainian and Russian representatives on November 5 to discuss a humanitarian ceasefire in occupied Oleshky, Kherson region.
Why it matters
A possible agreement affecting Ukraine and potentially the whole of Europe could reshape the war’s diplomatic and security framework. The Abu Dhabi meeting creates a concrete negotiation channel involving all three parties, while Ukraine’s conditions on European involvement and territorial concessions will shape its position. Trump’s comments that Washington was close to a settlement indicate his view of progress, although no agreement or detailed terms were disclosed.
What happened
Trump announced on November 5 that he expected a major agreement to end Russia’s war against Ukraine, saying it could concern not only Ukraine but potentially all of Europe. He described the prospective deal as “big and beautiful” and said all parties would be pleased, but did not reveal its provisions, participants or the meaning of possible European coverage. Trump confirmed that he had met Vladimir Putin’s envoy Kirill Dmitriev at the White House but declined to say what they discussed; he said he had not met the Ukrainian delegation.
Also on November 5, Melania Trump hosted Ukrainian and Russian representatives at the White House for discussions about a humanitarian ceasefire in the temporarily occupied Oleshky in Kherson region. Ukraine was represented by Dmytro Lublov and David Arakhamia, and Russia by Kirill Dmitriev and Yana Lantratova. Melania Trump urged the parties to draw on the Oleshky experience to achieve a longer-lasting peace and called for a permanent halt to firing. She also passed personal letters for Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Putin to Arakhamia and Dmitriev.
The United States is organizing trilateral talks between Ukraine, the United States and Russia in Abu Dhabi on November 10–11. Ukraine will be represented by Lublov and Arakhamia, while Russia’s delegation will be led by Vladimir Medinsky. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the agenda will include security and the guarantees sought by the parties.
How Ukrainian sources describe it
Ukrainian reporting stresses that Trump’s announcement remained vague because he disclosed no concrete provisions, parties or explanation of a possible Europe-wide framework. Ukrainian officials’ conditions receive particular attention: Kyiv wants Europe involved and treats territorial concessions as a red line reserved for leaders. Ukrainian coverage also places the announcement alongside the White House contacts, the Oleshky humanitarian meeting, the letters to Zelensky and Putin and the Abu Dhabi talks, while recording continued Russian attacks in the Luhansk and Dnipro regions amid the diplomatic optimism.
How international sources describe it
Arabic-language international reporting presents Trump’s statement as a promise that the war could end and that trilateral talks are ready to proceed. Other international coverage highlights the Kremlin’s contrasting posture: Moscow was reportedly skeptical that Trump could force Ukraine to accept Russian conditions, while Putin was betting on prolonging the war, intensifying strikes and pressuring Kyiv’s European allies.
Where reporting differs
Trump’s promise of an imminent broad agreement contrasts with reporting that the Kremlin had lost confidence in his ability to pressure Ukraine into accepting Russian terms and was instead preparing for a prolonged war. There is also an apparent inconsistency in Trump’s remarks: he said he had not met the Ukrainian delegation, although Melania Trump hosted a White House meeting with Ukrainian and Russian representatives on the same day. That statement appears to concern Trump’s own meetings rather than the meeting held by the first lady.
Background
Earlier, Kremlin adviser Yury Ushakov said Ukraine, the United States and Russia would hold consultations after November 4, depending on the frontline situation and broader conditions. Kyiv sought to conduct the trilateral talks before a possible US–China–Russia summit at the APEC summit in Shenzhen. Zelensky had initially expected a meeting before November 10, and on November 4 spoke by phone with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner as part of preparations for Abu Dhabi. Trump estimated combined Russian and Ukrainian war casualties at about 25,000 people per month. Russian attacks continued in the Luhansk and Dnipro regions.