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EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said on November 7, 2026 that Europe would not accept a US-Russia security arrangement negotiated without Ukraine and European participation. Kallas said Europe would refuse to implement such a deal, rejected territorial concessions and warned against letting Moscow rearm. Sikorski called for a ceasefire before talks with Moscow, along with tougher sanctions. The Moscow Times reported that Kremlin aide Vladimir Mendinsky will lead a Russian delegation of diplomatic and military officials to trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday and Wednesday. Kyiv Post reported that US President Donald Trump touted an expansive European settlement framework outlined by Jared Kushner as a grand deal, but European diplomats and Zelensky voiced concern over the lack of concrete details. Zelensky said the Oleshky ceasefire showed a truce can be set up quickly and blamed Putin's lack of political will for the main obstacle. Ukrinform carried analysis by Herbst arguing Putin agreed to the talks mainly to give the Trump administration an excuse to distance itself from Kyiv.