European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced that the European Commission and the European Council would send senior officials to the trilateral peace talks that the United States will mediate between Ukraine and Russia in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Nov. 10-11, Euronews reported on Nov. 9. However, on the same day, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said the meeting would be a trilateral encounter between Russia, Ukraine and the United States and that Europe would not be present for the main talks.