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Ukraine reconstruction and security talks resume in Brussels amid airstrikes
Russia and Ukraine traded damaging airstrikes overnight Thursday as officials resumed talks in Brussels about Ukraine’s future.
The discussions at NATO headquarters involve Ukraine’s Western allies, the EU, NATO, the World Bank and BlackRock.
Officials are focusing on reconstruction, 2027 funding and security guarantees for Ukraine after the war ends.
The talks build on earlier meetings in Miami and Oslo, and come as Russia’s full-scale invasion approaches its fifth year.
A Russian strike near the front line killed dozens, with police saying 42 bodies had been recovered and rescue teams still searching the rubble.
The damage highlights the scale of rebuilding ahead and the importance of planning for Ukraine’s security.
Russian, Ukrainian and U.S. negotiators are due to meet in Abu Dhabi for talks aimed at ending the war.
Ukraine and Western officials resumed talks in Brussels on reconstruction, 2027 funding and security guarantees as Russia and Ukraine exchanged overnight airstrikes.
The discussions at NATO headquarters included officials from the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, the European Union and NATO, as well as the World Bank and BlackRock.
Ukraine’s lead negotiator Rustem Umerov said the talks also covered threats from Russia and joint steps to counter them.
Rescue teams were still searching for more than 30 people believed trapped after Monday’s Russian strike on a former school and nearby shelter in Komyshuvakha.
Separate talks involving Russia, Ukraine and the United States were due to take place in Abu Dhabi in the coming days.
- Who
- Ukrainian and Western officials, including representatives of the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, the European Union and NATO, took part. The World Bank and BlackRock also attended.
- What
- They resumed discussions on Ukraine’s post-war reconstruction, funding for 2027 and security guarantees.
- When
- Thursday, November 5, 2026; Umerov said the talks would continue for a second day.
- Where
- NATO headquarters in Brussels.
- Why
- The discussions concerned Ukraine’s post-war rebuilding and security, and steps to counter threats from Russia.
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Talks involving largely the same group of participants were held in Miami and Oslo.
Zelenskyy said he had a 90-minute conversation with U.S. negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
Talks on reconstruction, funding for 2027 and security guarantees continued at NATO headquarters in Brussels.
Negotiators from Russia, Ukraine and the United States were due to meet in Abu Dhabi.
- Location
- NATO headquarters, Brussels
- Funding focus
- 2027
- Participants
- United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, European Union and NATO
- Additional participants
- World Bank and BlackRock
- Missing after Monday’s strike
- More than 30 people believed trapped in Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhia region
- Next planned talks
- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, with Russia, Ukraine and the United States
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What people are saying
We separately discussed the threats from Russia to Ukraine and all of Europe, as well as joint steps to counter them.
to discuss the way forward on bringing about a just and sustainable end to the war in Ukraine.
The negotiations must move forward at full throttle to bring this war to an end as quickly as possible.
ending this terrible war, but on the broader security architecture needed to ensure that when the fighting stops, it never starts again.