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Lavrov puts Russian security first as Abu Dhabi talks proceed

A Ukrainian news roundup contrasts Moscow's demands with debate over Europe's role, territorial compromises and a planned prisoner exchange.

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0:20Snow and ice disrupt traffic across Russian regions; footage shows buses stuck and roads congested.
4:55The host reports a railway bridge collapse beneath a freight train in the Arkhangelsk region.
7:40The Abu Dhabi talks involve US, Ukrainian and Russian representatives; Moscow's security demands become a central theme.
17:36Foreign press reports supply possible territorial compromises and security guarantees, not an announced peace settlement.
20:58The host describes European willingness to discuss arms-control mechanisms, including the Open Skies Treaty.
25:17Bohoslavska reports preparations for a large prisoner exchange coordinated by Kyrylo Budanov.

Russia's demand for security guarantees, and the question of whether Europe gets a seat at the negotiating table, dominate Yana Bohoslavska's November 11 roundup for Ukraine's Channel 24 (24 Канал). The program reports on talks in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates' capital, between American, Ukrainian and Russian representatives.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's position, as presented by the host, is that Russia's security must come first. Vladimir Medinsky, an aide to President Vladimir Putin who appears in the negotiating coverage, expresses hope that the gathering can advance peace. The broadcast does not present a completed peace agreement.

Instead, it sets those diplomatic statements alongside confrontational remarks from Russian television and officials. Television host Vladimir Solovyov questions Europe's right to participate and argues that Russia, the United States and China will decide the outcome. Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov accuses Europe of preparing for war and says Russia is ready if it begins one. Those are the speakers' positions, not findings established by the report.

The discussion broadens into arms control. Bohoslavska says European countries are willing to discuss returning to mechanisms including the Open Skies Treaty, which allowed participating countries to conduct observation flights over one another's territory. She also recalls the Trump administration's withdrawals from that treaty and the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty.

Drawing on reporting by The Economist and Politico, the program examines possible front-line compromises and security guarantees. It includes Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov's assertion that Ukraine is geographically a different country, followed by Russian broadcaster NTV's account of Ukrainian negotiator Rustem Umerov's mandate to discuss ending the conflict. These passages concern negotiating positions and reported proposals, rather than agreed borders.

A more concrete humanitarian prospect comes near the end: Bohoslavska reports that Kyrylo Budanov is coordinating preparations for a large prisoner-of-war exchange as a member of Ukraine's delegation.

The edition opens far from the negotiating table. Footage shows snowbound traffic and stranded buses across Russian regions. The host reports that a railway bridge span collapsed beneath a freight train in the Arkhangelsk region, cutting a rail connection with Komi, and that Ukrainian forces struck an aircraft repair plant in Staraya Russa associated with A-50 aircraft maintenance.

The closing items cover a Financial Times report about AI-generated Russian battlefield-victory videos and Republican Representative Thomas Massie's impeachment initiative against US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.