US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff (R) speaks with UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan during talks between members of the Ukrainian and Russian delegations in Abu Dhabi, on November 10, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. US-mediated talks between Russia and Ukraine on ending more than four years of war opened in Abu Dhabi on November 10, with Washington calling for a "new" security framework, as Europe fears US President Donald Trump plans a deal with Moscow on the continent's future. (Photo by Altaf Qadri / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)