Rubio Identified One Of The Key Issues In The Negotiations On The War In Ukraine

9.11.2026, 8:17

There will be Europeans in Abu Dhabi as well.

The issue of security guarantees for Ukraine remains one of the main topics of negotiations aimed at resolving the Russian-Ukrainian war. stated U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to reporters in Paris, where he had arrived for a meeting of G7 foreign ministers.

Rubio confirmed that Ukrainian-Russian talks will take place on November 10 and 11 in Abu Dhabi, mediated by Washington. “Throughout these discussions on the Russia-Ukraine war, one question keeps coming up—the need for security guarantees. What will the post-war security architecture for Ukraine and the entire European continent look like? This is one of the key topics that has been raised repeatedly in every discussion about the negotiations,” he said.

The U.S. Secretary of State also commented on Donald Trump’s remarks regarding progress in the negotiations. According to Rubio, the discussions concern progress in developing a future security architecture after the war ends, but nothing has been agreed upon yet.

“I think the president was briefed on this last Thursday or Friday. We’re talking about some initial proposals that are currently under consideration. Nothing has been finalized yet. Perhaps some progress can be made tomorrow in Abu Dhabi when Jared Kushner [Trump’s son-in-law] and Steve Whitcoff [Trump’s special envoy] arrive there. “I think they’re already on their way there,” Rubio added.

Earlier, it was reported that European representatives would join the talks in Abu Dhabi. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barro stated that a French representative would also be present, but did not specify who exactly.