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Medinsky's return raises doubts about Abu Dhabi talks, journalist argues

Oleksiy Dushka links Russia's reported delegation choice to a harder negotiating position, alongside U.S. pressure on Europe to fund Ukrainian weapons.

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3:17Dushka says Witkoff announced U.S.-mediated Russian-Ukrainian working-level talks in Abu Dhabi for November 10-11.
4:20He reports American negotiators' consultations with the EU and NATO in Brussels.
6:01Citing Bloomberg, he says Trump wants Europe to pay more for American weapons supplied to Ukraine.
10:13He cites The Times on a British-French battalion intended for Ukraine after a peace agreement.
11:03Dushka interprets Medinsky's reported selection for the Russian delegation as a sign of a harder negotiating position.
14:00He considers Trump's political incentives and possible bargaining with China at an APEC summit.

Russia's choice of Vladimir Medinsky for another round of talks is a warning about Moscow's intentions, journalist Oleksiy Dushka argues in a news-analysis broadcast on Ukraine's Channel 24 (24 Канал).

The episode centers on working-level Russian-Ukrainian negotiations that Dushka says U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff has announced for November 10-11 in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. The United States would act as mediator. Dushka displays a post attributed to Witkoff's X account while explaining the proposed meeting.

Medinsky, an aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin, is the key figure in Dushka's assessment of the Russian position. Citing reporting that Moscow is sending him to the talks, the journalist interprets the appointment as a sign of a tougher approach, rather than evidence that a settlement is close. That is Dushka's reading of the personnel choice, not an announced outcome of the negotiations.

The broadcast also examines what Washington wants from Ukraine's European supporters. Dushka reports that American negotiators are consulting the European Union and NATO in Brussels. Drawing on Bloomberg reporting, he says President Donald Trump wants European countries to pay more for American weapons supplied to Ukraine. He then considers Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's position, Patriot air-defense deliveries and Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries.

A separate security question concerns what would follow an agreement. Dushka cites The Times's reporting that Britain and France are preparing a battalion for deployment to Ukraine after a peace deal. He emphasizes that condition: the proposal he describes is for a post-agreement presence, not an immediate deployment into the ongoing war.

The closing section moves further into political interpretation. Dushka discusses Trump's personal incentives, possible impeachment pressure and the prospect of bargaining with China over spheres of influence at an APEC summit. These are scenarios he explores, distinct from the specific talks timetable presented earlier in the broadcast.

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