John Herbst
John Herbst is an American diplomat and former U.S. Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasia. He served as U.S. ambassador to Ukraine from 2014 to 2016. Herbst also directed the State Department's Center for Central Asia in Washington.
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Ukraine, US and Russia hold first direct talks in Abu Dhabi, focusing on ceasefire and security guarantees
Ukraine, the United States and Russia held two rounds of trilateral peace talks in Abu Dhabi on November 10-11, 2026. The discussions focused on ending the war, security guarantees, a possible large-scale prisoner exchange and a new European security architecture. US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff were expected to travel to Moscow and then Dublin after the talks.