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US, Russian and Ukrainian officials to meet in Abu Dhabi for talks on ending the war

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US, Russian and Ukrainian officials are scheduled to meet in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday and Wednesday, November 10 and 11, for talks on ending the war in Ukraine, Bloomberg and the Associated Press report. Bloomberg says Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are expected to represent the US. Semafor reports the talks are the first direct negotiations in nine months and that experts cautioned they were unlikely to yield a major breakthrough. The New York Times reports that a cease-fire will not be on the table. The Associated Press reports that security guarantees top the agenda, after a localized truce around the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky last month.

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  1. The talks are scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, November 10 and 11, in Abu Dhabi.

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    Bloomberg
    Center
    PBS NewsHour
    Far Right
    The Daily Wire

  2. The talks are the first direct negotiations in about nine months, since February.

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    Left
    The New York Times
    Center
    PBS NewsHour, Semafor

  3. Security guarantees are high on the agenda, according to the Associated Press, Al Jazeera and the Daily Wire.

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    Left
    Al Jazeera English
    Center
    PBS NewsHour
    Far Right
    The Daily Wire

  4. The New York Times reports that a cease-fire will not be on the table.

    One outletThe New York Times· Left

  5. Semafor reports that experts cautioned the talks were unlikely to yield a major breakthrough.

    One outletSemafor· Center

  6. Bloomberg reports that Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are expected to represent the US, and Kushner said in a statement on X that US priorities include postwar security guarantees, an economic plan for Ukraine and humanitarian measures.

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    Bloomberg
    Far Right
    The Daily Wire

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All three sides report that US, Russian and Ukrainian delegations meet in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday and Wednesday, with security guarantees on the agenda. Left and center outlets stress low expectations, such as no cease-fire on the table or an unlikely breakthrough, while the Daily Wire centers Kushner’s four stated priorities.

  • the left

    3 outlets

    Left-side headlines present the talks as a resumption of a stalled process, and Al Jazeera’s headline quotes ‘No concession’ to frame what to expect.

    Ukraine Peace Talks Resume This Week in Abu Dhabi
    The New York TimesLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    2 outlets

    Center headlines state the scheduled talks plainly; PBS NewsHour, carrying an Associated Press report, centers security guarantees and the Oleshky truce.

    US, Russia, and Ukraine to hold talks in Abu Dhabi
    SemaforCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    1 outlet

    The Daily Wire, the only right-side outlet here, frames the talks through Jared Kushner’s four stated priorities, presenting the US envoy as setting the agenda.

    Jared Kushner Sets Four Priorities Ahead Of Critical Ukraine-Russia Peace Talks
    The Daily WireFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

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From the left

3 outlets

Leads with

  • talks resume after a nine-month lull
  • security guarantees high on the agenda
  • no cease-fire on the table
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From the center

2 outlets

Leads with

  • security guarantees on the agenda
  • first direct talks in nine months
  • unlikely major breakthrough
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  • PBS NewsHourCenterAssociated Press report

    Russia-Ukraine peace talks led by U.S. will look at security guarantees for both sides

    The negotiations follow last month's localized truce around the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky in southern Ukraine that allowed the evacuation of some trapped residents and the delivery of desperately needed humanitarian supplies.

    Read at PBS NewsHour (opens in a new tab)
  • SemaforCenter

    US, Russia, and Ukraine to hold talks in Abu Dhabi

    US, Russian, and Ukrainian officials are expected to meet this week in Abu Dhabi for talks on ending the nearly five-year war, the first direct negotiations in nine months, but experts cautioned that the meetings were unlikely to yield a major breakthrough.

    Read at Semafor (opens in a new tab)

From the right

1 outlet

Leads with

  • Kushner’s four priorities
  • postwar security guarantees
  • economic plan for Ukraine
  • humanitarian measures

Leaves out

  • expert doubts about a breakthrough

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • The Daily WireFar Right

    Jared Kushner Sets Four Priorities Ahead Of Critical Ukraine-Russia Peace Talks

    President Donald Trump’s special envoy Jared Kushner outlined four priorities for the administration’s latest effort to end the war in Ukraine, as American, Russian, and Ukrainian officials prepare for two days of trilateral negotiations in Abu Dhabi. …

    Read at The Daily Wire (opens in a new tab)

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    First to report

    Bloomberg, Nov 8, 9:05 AM EST

  • Center

    8 hr 36 min later

    Its first report, Nov 8, 5:41 PM EST

  • Right

    22 hr 5 min later

    Its first report, Nov 9, 7:10 AM EST

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  1. BloombergLeftNov 8, 9:05 AM EST
  2. SemaforCenterNov 8, 5:41 PM EST
  3. The New York TimesLeftNov 9, 4:35 AM EST
  4. The Daily WireFar RightNov 9, 7:10 AM EST
  5. Al Jazeera EnglishLeftNov 9, 9:24 AM EST
  6. PBS NewsHourCenterNov 9, 12:38 PM EST

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