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Ukraine peace talks

European countries are excluded from Ukraine and US talks.

Updated 11:47 UTC, 30 October 2026 · 5 reports from 5 outlets · 1 confirmed · 29 one-source

Top reportKremlin Says Trilateral Talks on Ukraine to Resume After November 4Sputnik · State media ·

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  1. New claim Putin to have 9 bilateral meetings with African delegations 52 min ago
  2. New claim Ushakov: "Everyone wants it, everyone strives for it" 52 min ago
  3. New claim No date is set for trilateral negotiations on Ukraine 52 min ago
  4. New claim The humanitarian mission in Alyoshki is going well 52 min ago
  5. New claim Everyone wants peace in Ukraine 52 min ago
  6. New claim Russia, the United States and Ukraine have agreed to resume negotiations 52 min ago
  7. New claim Trump issued an executive order waiving key Russia-related US sanctions and tariffs 15 hrs ago
  8. New claim Trump announced that Russia would provide diesel for the US and world markets, temporarily lifting sanctions on Russian fuel 15 hrs ago
  9. New claim Ushakov said there had been no discussion of having European negotiators in attendance at the next round of talks 15 hrs ago
  10. New claim The leaders of Britain, Germany and France said last weekend that Europe would play a role in US-mediated talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Zelenskyy on securing a ceasefire 15 hrs ago
24 earlier changes
  1. New claim Ushakov told journalists, referring to the regional fallout from the US-Israeli war on Iran 15 hrs ago
  2. New claim Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Wednesday he hoped that a meeting would take place in Abu Dhabi between November 6 and November 10 15 hrs ago
  3. New claim Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov was quoted as saying 15 hrs ago
  4. Where it stands European countries are excluded from Ukraine and US talks. 20 hrs ago
  5. Upgraded now confirmed by 2 outlets: European countries will not be included in the next round of talks with Ukraine and the United States 20 hrs ago
  6. New claim Zelenskyy said a truly strong and very timely step is the British support package 21 hrs ago
  7. New claim Sjoerd Sjoerdsma said support for recovery and reconstruction can’t wait for a ceasefire 21 hrs ago
  8. New claim The British government announced an additional support package worth 10 billion pounds for Ukraine 21 hrs ago
  9. New claim The Dutch government will contribute 40 million euros to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund by the end of this year 21 hrs ago
  10. New claim The British aid package for Ukraine includes 500 million pounds in additional military support 21 hrs ago
  11. New claim The Dutch government announced a new support package for Ukraine worth 1.2 billion euros over the next three years 21 hrs ago
  12. New claim Trilateral talks with Russia and the US will take place from November 6 to November 10 in the United Arab Emirates 21 hrs ago
  13. New claim European countries will not be included in the next round of talks with Ukraine and the United States 21 hrs ago
  14. New claim Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen condemned the Nordic leaders’ initiative 22 hrs ago
  15. New claim Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store called Putin 22 hrs ago
  16. New claim European representatives will not be invited to the negotiating table 22 hrs ago
  17. New claim Ushakov told Vesti that trilateral talks will resume 22 hrs ago
  18. New claim Abu Dhabi has been suggested as the venue 22 hrs ago
  19. New claim Mid-November has been floated as a possible timeframe 22 hrs ago
  20. New claim Moscow agreed in principle to participate in a fourth round of trilateral talks 22 hrs ago
  21. New claim European nations will not be invited to the next Russia-US-Ukraine peace talks 22 hrs ago
  22. New claim Trilateral talks on Ukraine will resume after November 4 23 hrs ago
  23. New claim Kremlin says trilateral talks on Ukraine will resume 23 hrs ago
  24. Story opened Ukraine peace talks are set to resume after November 4. 23 hrs ago

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  1. Trilateral talks

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Where they part Russia foregrounds Kremlin officials' comments, Middle East state media centres the Kremlin's actions.

Russian state media

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Russian state media centres Kremlin officials' comments, using terms like 'trilateral talks' and 'no seat for Europe', and foregrounds the exclusion of European countries from Ukraine and US talks, highlighting that 'everyone wants peace' and 'everyone strives for it' in Ukraine.

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Russian state media

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Russian state media centres Kremlin officials' comments, using terms like 'trilateral talks' and 'no seat for Europe', and foregrounds the exclusion of European countries from Ukraine and US talks, highlighting that 'everyone wants peace' and 'everyone strives for it' in Ukraine.

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We have agreed that trilateral talks will resume, involving representatives from Russia, Ukraine, and the US

Yuri UshakovquoteRTReceipt

Everyone wants it, everyone strives for it.

Yuri UshakovTASSReceipt

A truly strong and very timely step – coming right as Russia needs to see and feel that Ukraine will not be left alone to deal with the problems Russia is so eager to escalate

Volodymyr ZelenskyyquoteAl JazeeraReceipt

Support for recovery and reconstruction can’t wait for a ceasefire. Ukraine needs our help right now – military support but also social and economic assistance

Sjoerd SjoerdsmaDutch minister for foreign trade and development cooperationAl JazeeraReceipt

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Confirmed 1

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European countries will not be included in the next round of talks with Ukraine and the United States Confirmed by 2RT, Al Jazeera · #
  • “European nations will not be invited to the next Russia-US-Ukraine peace talks, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said on Wednesday, a day after the leaders of Finland and Norway called Russian President Vladimir Putin.”

    RTState mediaReportsNo seat for Europe at Ukraine peace talks – Kremlin

  • “European countries will not be included in the next round of talks with Ukraine and the United States planned to take place in Abu Dhabi, according to a top foreign policy aide at the Kremlin.”

    Al JazeeraState mediaAttributesKremlin says European countries not included in next Ukraine talks

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Putin to have 9 bilateral meetings with African delegations One source: TASSTASS · #
Ushakov: "Everyone wants it, everyone strives for it" One source: TASSTASS · #
No date is set for trilateral negotiations on Ukraine One source: TASSTASS · #
The humanitarian mission in Alyoshki is going well One source: TASSTASS · #
Everyone wants peace in Ukraine One source: TASSTASS · #
Russia, the United States and Ukraine have agreed to resume negotiations One source: TASSTASS · #
Trilateral talks on Ukraine will resume after November 4 One source: SputnikSputnik · #
Kremlin says trilateral talks on Ukraine will resume One source: SputnikSputnik · #
Trump issued an executive order waiving key Russia-related US sanctions and tariffs One source: TRT WorldTRT World · #
  • “Trump also issued an executive order waiving key Russia-related US sanctions and tariffs, including duties on the country's goods and penalties for buying its oil and gas, that had been scheduled to go into effect under the legislation known as the Graham Act that he signed into law last month.”

    TRT WorldState mediaReportsKremlin says fresh Ukraine talks hinge on Middle East

Trump announced that Russia would provide diesel for the US and world markets, temporarily lifting sanctions on Russian fuel One source: TRT WorldTRT World · #
Ushakov said there had been no discussion of having European negotiators in attendance at the next round of talks One source: TRT WorldTRT World · #
The leaders of Britain, Germany and France said last weekend that Europe would play a role in US-mediated talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Zelenskyy on securing a ceasefire One source: TRT WorldTRT World · #
  • “The leaders of Britain, Germany and France said last weekend that Europe would play a role in US-mediated talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Zelenskyy on securing a ceasefire.”

    TRT WorldState mediaAttributesKremlin says fresh Ukraine talks hinge on Middle East

Ushakov told journalists, referring to the regional fallout from the US-Israeli war on Iran One source: TRT WorldTRT World · #
  • “It will also depend on the situation on the battlefield and the situation in general. You can see the situation now in the Middle East. It just doesn't allow us to hold it in the near future. That's my assumption,”

    TRT WorldState mediaAttributesKremlin says fresh Ukraine talks hinge on Middle East

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Wednesday he hoped that a meeting would take place in Abu Dhabi between November 6 and November 10 One source: TRT WorldTRT World · #
Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov was quoted as saying One source: TRT WorldTRT World · #
  • “The timing of the next round of three-way talks on a settlement of the Ukraine conflict is linked to the conflict in the Middle East, Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov was quoted as saying, casting doubt on whether the talks will take place next month as initially proposed.”

    TRT WorldState mediaAttributesKremlin says fresh Ukraine talks hinge on Middle East

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen condemned the Nordic leaders’ initiative One source: RTRT · #
  • “The call sent a shockwave through Kiev’s staunchest backers, prompting Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen to condemn the Nordic leaders’ initiative, insisting it had not been coordinated with “European partners.””

    RTState mediaReportsNo seat for Europe at Ukraine peace talks – Kremlin

Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store called Putin One source: RTRT · #
  • “Ushakov’s comments came a day after Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store called Putin for a conversation that reportedly lasted over an hour.”

    RTState mediaReportsNo seat for Europe at Ukraine peace talks – Kremlin

European representatives will not be invited to the negotiating table One source: RTRT · #
Ushakov told Vesti that trilateral talks will resume One source: RTRT · #
Abu Dhabi has been suggested as the venue One source: RTRT · #
Mid-November has been floated as a possible timeframe One source: RTRT · #
Moscow agreed in principle to participate in a fourth round of trilateral talks One source: RTRT · #
  • “Moscow agreed in principle to participate in a fourth round of trilateral talks following last week’s meeting between Putin and US special envoy Steve Witkoff in St. Petersburg.”

    RTState mediaReportsNo seat for Europe at Ukraine peace talks – Kremlin

Zelenskyy said a truly strong and very timely step is the British support package One source: Al JazeeraAl Jazeera · #
Sjoerd Sjoerdsma said support for recovery and reconstruction can’t wait for a ceasefire One source: Al JazeeraAl Jazeera · #
  • ““Support for recovery and reconstruction can’t wait for a ceasefire. Ukraine needs our help right now – military support but also social and economic assistance,” Sjoerd Sjoerdsma, the Dutch minister for foreign trade and development cooperation, said during a visit to Kyiv on Wednesday.”

    Al JazeeraState mediaReportsKremlin says European countries not included in next Ukraine talks

The British government announced an additional support package worth 10 billion pounds for Ukraine One source: Al JazeeraAl Jazeera · #
The Dutch government will contribute 40 million euros to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund by the end of this year One source: Al JazeeraAl Jazeera · #
  • “Earlier in the day before Zelenskyy’s visit, the Dutch government announced a new support package for Ukraine worth 1.2 billion euros ($1.33bn) over the next three years and a contribution of 40 million euros ($44.5m) by the end of this year to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund.”

    Al JazeeraState mediaReportsKremlin says European countries not included in next Ukraine talks

The British aid package for Ukraine includes 500 million pounds in additional military support One source: Al JazeeraAl Jazeera · #
  • “According to Downing Street, the new British aid package for Ukraine includes 500 million pounds ($665m) in additional military support from the Ministry of Defence “to plug urgent gaps in Ukraine’s air defences this winter”.”

    Al JazeeraState mediaReportsKremlin says European countries not included in next Ukraine talks

The Dutch government announced a new support package for Ukraine worth 1.2 billion euros over the next three years One source: Al JazeeraAl Jazeera · #
  • “Earlier in the day before Zelenskyy’s visit, the Dutch government announced a new support package for Ukraine worth 1.2 billion euros ($1.33bn) over the next three years and a contribution of 40 million euros ($44.5m) by the end of this year to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund.”

    Al JazeeraState mediaReportsKremlin says European countries not included in next Ukraine talks

Trilateral talks with Russia and the US will take place from November 6 to November 10 in the United Arab Emirates One source: Al JazeeraAl Jazeera · #
  • “Speaking at a news conference in the Netherlands on Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said trilateral talks with Russia and the US would take place from November 6 to November 10 in the United Arab Emirates.”

    Al JazeeraState mediaReportsKremlin says European countries not included in next Ukraine talks

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RT State media

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Sputnik State media

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Al Jazeera State media

QatarOwner: Al Jazeera Media NetworkPaid by: funded by the State of Qatar

TASS State media

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TRT World State media

TürkiyeOwner: Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT)Paid by: Turkish state budget + advertising

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