--- title: "Trump's Envoys May Return to Kyiv and Moscow After Abu Dhabi" description: "US President's special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner may return to Kyiv and Moscow following working talks in Abu Dhabi for direct conversations with Zelenskyy and Putin." date: 2026-11-10T15:07:17.042Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/witkoff-kushner-may-return-to-kyiv tags: [ukraine-war, us-russia-talks, peace-negotiations, trump-envoys, abu-dhabi] author: "Alexander Buran" publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Trump's Envoys May Return to Kyiv and Moscow After Abu Dhabi ![Volodymyr Zelenskyy talking to Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff on the street](https://xab.info/media/2026/11/10/witkoff-kushner-mogut-priehati-v-kyev-posle-abu-dabi/witkoff-kushner-mogut-priehati-v-kyev-posle-abu-dabi-1.webp) ## Key Points - After the Abu Dhabi talks, Witkoff and Kushner may return to Kyiv and head to Moscow for direct conversations with Zelenskyy and Putin. - For two weeks, the American envoys have held daily telephone contacts with Ukrainian and Russian officials. - On November 10–11 in Abu Dhabi, working-level discussions will cover post-war security treaties, de-escalation, and humanitarian issues. - In Oslo, Kushner demanded that Kyiv suspend strikes on Russian oil refineries. According to American sources relayed to Axios and verified by editors, White House special representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner may return to Kyiv following a series of talks in Abu Dhabi. According to a US official, after the Abu Dhabi meetings, the negotiators may also head to Moscow to speak directly with Vladimir Putin, and to Kyiv to meet with Volodymyr Zelenskyy. ### Preparation: Daily contacts with both sides Over the last two weeks, Witkoff and Kushner have held daily phone calls with Russian and Ukrainian officials — sometimes several times a day — to prepare for upcoming negotiations, US officials said. According to the American official, the negotiators have spent weeks working to persuade Putin to resume peace talks, stressing that "the relationships we have built with Putin will play a non-negligible role in these negotiations." ### Abu Dhabi: A working platform for November 10–11 As previously reported by Witkoff, the US will act as a mediator for talks between Ukraine and Russia in Abu Dhabi on November 10–11. At the working-level meeting, they are expected to discuss post-war security agreements, de-escalation, and humanitarian issues. This round appears to be the starting point for potential subsequent visits to Moscow and Kyiv. ### Hard line on Ukrainian strikes In parallel with diplomatic preparations, US envoys have relayed tough demands to Kyiv. According to the report, during a conversation with Zelenskyy in Oslo, Jared Kushner insisted on suspending strikes against Russian oil refineries. Previously, Witkoff and Kushner held a series of meetings with Ukrainian, Russian, and European leaders in Oslo and Saint Petersburg. ### Context: Postponed visits and asset proposals Current dynamics fit into the broader October picture. According to Axios, a visit by Witkoff and Kushner to Moscow was postponed at the time until it was clear whether Ukraine and its EU allies were ready to agree to a new peace proposal. The New York Times reported that the US offered to unfreeze billions of dollars in Russian assets blocked in the West to persuade Russia toward a partial ceasefire, while The Kyiv Independent noted that the Russian side requested the lifting of certain sanctions in exchange for an energy truce. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that Russia is ready to listen to Witkoff and Kushner's proposals but has no intention of making political concessions. ### Goal: "Crystallizing" decisions The American official explained that Witkoff and Kushner want to use the upcoming talks to "crystallize" the decisions that Putin and Zelenskyy will have to make. Thus, the visits to Abu Dhabi, and potentially to Moscow and Kyiv, are viewed by Washington as a tool to lock in specific agreements rather than as a formal round of consultations. ## Fact-Check & Sources - [Спецпосланники Трампа могут снова приехать в Киев, - Axios](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/spetsposlantsi-trampa-mozhut-znovu-priyihati-1794322752.html) - Source basis: potential visits to Kyiv and Moscow after Abu Dhabi, daily telephone contacts, the topic of the Nov 10-11 Abu Dhabi talks, Kushner's demand on refineries, meetings in Oslo and St. Petersburg. - [Спецпосланники Трампа завтра встретятся с Путиным, - NYT](https://www.unian.net/world/specposlanniki-trampa-zavtra-vstretyatsya-s-putinym-v-peterburge-the-new-york-times-13535073.html) - Context: meeting in St. Petersburg on Oct 21, Kushner missed the Oslo meeting due to illness, Lavrov's statement on readiness to listen without political concessions. - [Axios: спецпосланники Трампа отложили поездку в Москву](https://meduza.io/news/2026/10/12/axios-spetsposlanniki-trampa-otlozhili-poezdku-v-moskvu) - Context: postponed visit to Moscow pending Ukraine/EU agreement on peace proposal; US proposals on asset unfreezing and Russia's request on sanctions/energy truce. ## FAQ ### Where might Witkoff and Kushner go after Abu Dhabi? According to a US official, after the meetings in Abu Dhabi, they may return to Kyiv and proceed to Moscow for direct talks with Zelenskyy and Putin respectively. ### What will be discussed at the Abu Dhabi talks on November 10–11? At the working-level meeting, as Witkoff stated, they will discuss post-war security agreements, de-escalation, and humanitarian issues. ### What demand did the US make of Kyiv in Oslo? According to the report, during a conversation with Zelenskyy in Oslo, Jared Kushner insisted on suspending strikes on Russian oil refineries.