NATO sets Brussels date for Ukraine security talks
Alliance officials will join representatives from the US, UK, France, and Germany later this week to negotiate guarantees for a lasting end to the war.
By Anthony Brooks ·
Alliance representatives will meet in Brussels later this week to negotiate security guarantees for Ukraine. The gathering brings together officials from France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States to discuss next steps toward ending the conflict.
NATO spokesperson Allison Hart confirmed the timing and participants on Monday. She stated the meeting follows earlier discussions held in Miami and Oslo. The focus remains on defining a just and lasting end to the war.
US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff announced the schedule earlier. He said the US team would join European counterparts in Brussels. The agenda includes post-war security architecture and economic opportunities for Ukraine's reconstruction.
Witkoff also disclosed that trilateral talks will occur next week in the capital of the United Arab Emirates. Those sessions will focus on further steps toward peace. The location serves as a neutral ground for the negotiating teams.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted that European leaders recently spoke with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin. Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre initiated that call on October 27. Zelenskyy said Stubb and Støre clearly told Putin about the need for genuine de-escalation measures regarding Ukraine's energy sector and infrastructure.
Zelenskyy added that the conversation created a sense that Russia is serious about a meeting between negotiating teams in Abu Dhabi. The upcoming Brussels meeting is the immediate next step in that diplomatic sequence.
Source: Ukrainska Pravda
