Europe or No Europe in the trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi (November 12, 2026)

What happened in Dublin

There still is much talk in Russia following the trilateral talks – US, Ukraine, Russia – in Abu Dhabi. What I notice is that seemingly Jared Kushner has taken over as a spokesperson. Yesterday after the talks with Zelenski he made a comment that is completely different from the discussion with Russia. He said that the next talks will have the Europeans at the table.

If we look at this set of remarks by Sergey Ryabkov, this is not what Russia wants, and this is the first point of breakaway, not even hours after the meeting of tweedledum and tweedledee with President Putin. The US cannot help it – they do not know better in terms of talks. We will watch Russia and see what they say about this.

• The Europeans, who insist on being part of this process, clearly feel sidelined. They cannot come to terms with the approach we have consistently and firmly advocated and pursued. Clearly, they find it unacceptable.

• The European countries are equally hostile to the ideas put forward by the US administration. There is a very wide gap between their positions. Bringing the Europeans into the negotiations could therefore undo the progress made and derail efforts that have so far shown some promise and given us some grounds for optimism.

CNN has the story but read with care because they still present the problem as territorial. https://edition.cnn.com/2026/11/12/politics/ukraine-witkoff-kushner-putin-peace-talks-intl

It so happened that I received much information on the visit of the Europeans to Dublin yesterday. What is striking throughout the writing (and the writers did not necessarily wrote it for this purpose) is the sense of dearth or absence of humanity that hangs around these people like a miasma that one can feel, but not see. The inner world of those that saw this is in uproar as their senses shout out at the fact that there is no humanity to be found. These European leaders have lost the internal alarm of what it is to be human and cannot understand humanity. I thank the writers who took time to write descriptions and sent me updates. This comparative visual is a fine example.

💬 Remarks by Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov to RT following the trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi (November 12, 2026)

Key points:

• Unlike in previous rounds, this time we focused largely on the prospects for building a security architecture in Europe and in the area surrounding the current conflict that would ensure that any future agreement holds.

• It would be premature to speak of restoring trust between the parties. That is not how we approach the issue. But judging by our discussions yesterday and the day before, I believe that, given the necessary political will, we can build something workable and realistically achievable while avoiding uncontrolled escalation.

• We worked through the entire agenda in detail in bilateral meetings between delegations, in smaller groups and in plenary sessions. We used every tool at our disposal in the search for solutions. There should be no doubt about that.

• We have made progress. That is indisputable. In the past, we have seen setbacks and reversals. At times, agreements that seemed within reach were torpedoed. 👉 That is what we want to avoid.

• The presence of General Grynkewich, NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe and a four-star general, brought a considerable degree of professional expertise to these discussions on their side.

• Russia’s military representatives were there as well. They know the issues inside out. As far as we at the Foreign Ministry can judge, they conducted themselves with exceptional professionalism.

❗️ I hope those who previously sought to derail these efforts realise that the situation on the ground is shifting to Kiev’s disadvantage.