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Kremlin says European countries not included in next Ukraine talks

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Al Jazeera · collected 2026-10-28 · by Al Jazeera Staff

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A top Kremlin aide stated that European countries will not participate in upcoming trilateral talks involving Ukraine, the United States, and Russia scheduled for November 6-10 in Abu Dhabi. However, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed a desire for European involvement and met with Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten to discuss military support and economic aid totaling over €500 million ($556m) from the Netherlands alone.
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On October 27, 2026, Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre held a "substantive" phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss efforts to end the war in Ukraine. The leaders of Finland and Norway initiated this rare direct communication with Russia despite skepticism from some European capitals about its effectiveness. According to Putin, Moscow supports any steps aimed at restoring relations with Europe but warned that if tensions escalate too far, there would be "no winners" in a conflict. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had previously met with Støre and Stubb along with U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff on October 20 to discuss the situation.

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🔮 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.
2026-10-30 · Al Jazeera
Kremlin says European countries not included in next Ukraine talks · assertive framing

Claims (15 extracted, 2 hedged)

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. uncertain
countries → include → Kremlin
Interfax news agency quoted Yuri Ushakov, who said the possible participation of European countries was not discussed during a 90-minute phone call on Tuesday among Russian President Vladimir Putin, Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store. asserted
participation → quote → Putin
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4Norway → say → Putin
What that means But Stubb offered a different account, telling a meeting of the Nordic Council in Helsinki that European countries would be involved in November’s Abu Dhabi talks. asserted
countries → mean → talks
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. asserted
talks → speak → Emirates
Zelenskyy said Kyiv wanted Europe to also be involved in the talks, adding that unity and stronger pressure on Russia were needed. asserted
unity → say → Russia
His comments came after he met with Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten, who pledged an extra 500 million euros ($556m) for military support to Ukraine this winter to buy drones and other material to strengthen Ukraine’s defences. asserted
who → come → defences
Zelenskyy is also due to meet Dutch King Willem-Alexander on Wednesday. asserted
Zelenskyy → meet → Wednesday
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. asserted
government → announce → Fund
“Support for recovery and reconstruction can’t wait for a ceasefire. asserted
Support → wait → 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. asserted
Sjoerdsma → need → Wednesday
“However successful you are on the battlefield, it’s also essential that energy systems, hospitals and food production keep ticking over,” he added. asserted
he → ’ → battlefield
In a separate development, Zelenskyy thanked British Prime Minister Andy Burnham for a newly announced additional support package worth 10 billion pounds ($13.3bn) after a Wednesday morning phone call. asserted
Zelenskyy → thank → call
“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,” Zelenskyy wrote on social media. asserted
Zelenskyy → come → media
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”. uncertain
package → accord → defences
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