President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Ukrainian, Russian and US negotiators will meet in early November in Abu Dhabi. If it goes ahead, the meeting would bring all three delegations into one venue, a format that has rarely materialized during the full-scale war. Zelenskyy gave no detailed agenda, though past rounds of contact between the parties have covered prisoner exchanges and the shape of any eventual settlement. The choice of the Emirati capital fits Abu Dhabi's track record as one of the few places both sides have trusted to host delicate contacts. The United Arab Emirates have mediated large prisoner swaps between Ukraine and Russia before, which gives the venue practical experience. Washington has been pressing for a framework to end the fighting, and its envoys have spent recent months moving between Kyiv and Moscow. Officials have tempered expectations, describing the date as a step in a longer process rather than a breakthrough moment.