Zelensky says peace talks with Russia in Abu Dhabi could come as soon as November 10, days after the US midterms
Melania Trump, as residents of Oleshky reportedly surviving on weeds await the aid deliveries that demining of the planned evacuation route is now making possible.
Volodymyr Zelensky has warned Trump that the US "can't be on Putin's side" if Washington truly understands Russia's goal is to destroy Ukraine. The US-led summit would be the first face-to-face negotiations since Trump lifted sanctions on Moscow, and Kyiv originally proposed holding talks this Sunday before agreeing to wait until after Tuesday's midterms. Zelensky said the outcome of those elections would directly shape Ukraine's future, with polls suggesting Republicans risk losing both chambers of Congress.
The Abu Dhabi talks would begin only at 'technical level', but Zelensky hopes they pave the way for a full Trump-Putin-Zelensky trilateral summit.
Tensions with Washington remain raw after Trump said Russia had 'been fine on Ukraine' hours after a drone killed a one-year-old girl in Kharkiv.
Russia's own war economy is cracking: ISW says Moscow gained just 73 sq km this year, not 6,500 as claimed, at a cost of around 40,000 casualties a month.
