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US envoy Steve Witkoff has announced dates for new Russia-Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi.
Belgium's prime minister has offered his resignation, while cyberattacks have disrupted supermarket refrigeration across Europe.
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🇺🇸 🇺🇦 🇷🇺 US announces Abu Dhabi talks
US envoy Steve Witkoff said Washington would mediate talks between Russia and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi on 10 and 11 November.
The discussions will focus on postwar security arrangements, de-escalation and humanitarian efforts.
US mediators will also meet French, German and British officials in Brussels this week, alongside the EU and NATO.
Those meetings will cover security guarantees for Ukraine and the wider region, as well as reconstruction support.
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