**🇷🇺 Russia – Wednesday, 7 October 2026**
**Moscow confirms Abu Dhabi as preferred venue**
Answering the question left open Sunday, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said Russia sees Abu Dhabi as its priority venue for any resumed talks, thanking the UAE for repeatedly offering to host. Lavrov separately said Moscow has "never refused negotiations" and has "something to say" if Kyiv is ready.
**Russia strikes Kyiv, Odesa port in "massive" attack**
Russia's defense ministry said it carried out a massive October 7 strike on Kyiv and other regions, naming Odesa port facilities and "sea vessels used in the interests of Ukrainian armed forces" as targets. Ukrainian officials have not yet given a competing damage account for this strike.
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Abu Dhabi as venue for talks, Ukraine peace roadmap: Kremlin aide’s statements
Yury Ushakov said that Moscow and Washington discussed the possibility of resuming contacts with Ukraine on a peaceful settlement, including trilat...
93.3 The Drive
Russia says it launched ‘massive’ strikes on Kyiv, other areas of Ukraine
MOSCOW, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Russian defence ministry ‌said on Wednesday its forces ‌had carried out a "massive strike" on targe...
**🇷🇺 Russia – Tuesday, 6 October 2026**
**US floats trilateral Abu Dhabi talks**
Zelensky said October 4 that the US proposed trilateral technical-level talks with Moscow by end of October, possibly in Abu Dhabi, aimed at a mutual halt to strikes on energy infrastructure. Kyiv confirmed it would attend; Zelensky said he did not know whether Russia had received or accepted the same offer. Moscow continued calling its Kyiv strikes retaliation for Ukrainian refinery attacks.
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/10/04/8056421/
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