Zelensky asks allies on Ukraine safeguards: "Who will do what, with what means, and when?"

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in a Nov. 5 broadcast interview, emphasized that any Western protection for Ukraine must spell out how allies would respond to a renewed Russian invasion, as Russian, Ukrainian and U.S. envoys are scheduled to meet Tuesday in Abu Dhabi. The two-day session, the first since February and aimed at ending a war now nearing its fifth year, centers on safeguards against future Russian aggression. Kyiv wants an immediate halt to combat before broader settlement talks and a direct Putin-Zelenskyy meeting to resolve territorial issues. Moscow demands Ukrainian troop withdrawals from four annexed regions it does not fully control, limits on Ukraine’s military and an end to its NATO bid, while opposing a general truce. Earlier negotiations showed no visible progress, and a short local ceasefire near Oleshky did not stop heavy fighting or long-range strikes.