EC Midday press briefing of 10/11/2026
10 November 2026
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European Commission
Follow its sittings00:03 - 00:37
Speaker 5
Yes, hello Paula. I have a question about the statement that you put out this morning regarding the peace talks in Abu Dhabi. At the very end of the statement, it says that the parties, Europe, Ukraine and the US, have the shared objective of moving towards broader multilateral discussions involving European partners. Does this mean that the possibility of engaging directly with the Russians during the Abu Dhabi talks has now been ruled out, and this will take place if it happens at a later stage? Thank you.
00:37 - 01:11
Speaker 3
Thank you, Jorge. And let me put this morning's statement that indeed, as you correctly mentioned, we published, let me put it into context. So, this morning, we published a statement regarding the ongoing talks in Abu Dhabi. And this morning, there have been already two meetings. We started with a meeting between the European representatives, and these come from the EU, from the E3, from Italy, and from NATO.
01:11 - 02:00
Speaker 1
They met with the Ukrainian delegation for a coordination meeting. And this is the expression of what has been the reality from the very first day of the war in Ukraine. We have been there with our Ukrainian friends and partners, because Ukrainian security is obviously European security, and we continue to work closely with Ukraine and our partners for a just and lasting peace. So this was the first meeting of the day. After this coordination meeting, a very productive meeting took place between Ukraine, and again, the European representatives and the US.
02:00 - 03:20
Speaker 2
And the statement that you saw this morning concerns this second meeting. And I would draw your attention to the fact that it refers that the meeting focused on achieving and lasting peace on establishing the conditions for durable peace, including support for robust security guarantees, and the participants emphasized that any future arrangements must respect sovereignty, territorial integrity, independent decision-making, and provide credible security guarantees for Ukraine. So, we have a shared objective and we are taking this discussions forward. There the participants also reaffirmed their shared commitment to a strong postwar European security framework and were clear that a strong NATO will remain central to Euro-Atlantic collective defense. So, just to underline some of the points of this meeting this morning.
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