“The United States is organizing a meeting between Russian and Ukrainian representatives in the United Arab Emirates for the week of November 10-11.” — Steve Witkoff. Our verdict: Partly True.

What we found

The evidence

• Background

  Nation Path India reported that Steve Witkoff said Washington would bring Russian and Ukrainian representatives together for discussions in the UAE during the week of 10–11 November, and that the Kremlin confirmed Russian participation in trilateral talks. [1]

• Background

  China Daily, citing Xinhua, reported Kremlin confirmation of trilateral talks on 10–11 November in Abu Dhabi and quoted Witkoff saying Washington would mediate working-level negotiations between Russia and Ukraine there. [2]

• Supports the claim

  Al Jazeera reported that the United States announced plans for new peace talks on 10–11 November, corroborating the meeting schedule. [3]

• Supports the claim

  Il Sole 24 Ore reported that a trilateral meeting between Russia, Ukraine and the United States is scheduled for 10–11 November in Abu Dhabi. [4]

• Supports the claim

  Anadolu Agency reported that both Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and the Kremlin spokesperson confirmed that Russia–US–Ukraine talks are scheduled for 10–11 November in the UAE. [5]

• Background

  NBC News reported on US–Russia talks in Abu Dhabi on 25 November 2025 and said President Trump instructed Steve Witkoff to meet Putin in Moscow, not the UAE, and did not mention a meeting between Russian and Ukrainian representatives in the UAE during the week of 10–11 November. [6]

What we could not confirm

• Whether Steve Witkoff personally said the United States would organise a meeting between Russian and Ukrainian representatives in the UAE during the week of 10–11 November. No primary transcript or recording of his remarks was available, so this part of the claim rests on secondary news reports.
• Whether the scheduled meeting will actually take place as planned. It had not yet been observed at the time of writing.

How we checked

We looked at news reports from several independent outlets, including Al Jazeera, Il Sole 24 Ore, Anadolu Agency, China Daily and NBC News, and at official confirmations from the Kremlin and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy. We also searched for a primary transcript or recording of Steve Witkoff's remarks but could not find one. We reviewed 6 relevant sources.