What we know
What we know: Ukrainian President Zelenskyy presses Western allies for clear postwar security guarantees
Compiled Nov 6
What we know
- Zelenskyy says his government wants specific guarantees from Western allies on how post-war security support would function
- Two days of allied talks concluded in Brussels focused on post-war security and reconstruction
- Three-way talks between Ukraine, Russia and the US are planned next week in Abu Dhabi, the first trilateral peace discussions since February
- The death toll from Monday's Russian guided bomb strike on a former school used as an aid distribution center in Komyshuvakha rose to 53
- President Trump met with Moscow envoy Kirill Dmitriev on Thursday
- Russian drones struck multiple Ukrainian regions overnight, and Ukraine's air defenses shot down or suppressed 196 of 227 attack drones
What we don’t know yet
- Trump declined to give details of what he discussed with Moscow envoy Kirill Dmitriev
- Several dozen people are still believed to be missing after the Komyshuvakha bomb attack
- Article does not explain why Trump did not meet with visiting Ukrainian officials in Washington
Open questions
- What specific written security guarantees will Western allies ultimately offer Ukraine?
- What did Trump and Kirill Dmitriev actually discuss on Thursday?
- Will the planned Abu Dhabi trilateral talks produce concrete results?
- Why did Trump not meet with visiting Ukrainian officials in Washington?
Drawn from the Associated Press report. “What we don’t know” lists only what the reporting itself flags as unresolved.