US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff announced that the United States will host trilateral peace negotiations with Ukraine and Russia in Abu Dhabi on November 10–11, 2026

An ongoing armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine that was sparked with Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014 and escalated into a full-scale invasion in February 2022, resulting in widespread casualties, displacement and significant geopolitical consequences for Europe and the world.