Russia will seek to secure economic and diplomatic gains from the United States before the new Congress moves to constrain the White House's Russia policy, while continuing to ravage Ukraine through the winter under the belief that Moscow can outlast Kyiv and its European supporters . Russia and Ukraine will resume U.S.-mediated negotiations in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Nov. 10-11, with a focus on postwar security arrangements, de-escalation and humanitarian issues. These will be the first trilateral negotiations since February 2026, following earlier rounds that had failed to resolve disagreements over territory and security guarantees. On Nov. 5, following consultations with European and Ukrainian officials, U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, shared a post on X outlining a broader European security framework that would preserve NATO's central role and countries' freedom to choose their alliances.