Kushner Lines Up European Allies on Ukraine Ahead of Abu Dhabi Talks

Trump's senior advisor and son-in-law Jared Kushner announced Monday that he will meet representatives from Ukraine, the European Union, NATO, the United Kingdom, Germany, France and Italy. The agenda: Kyiv's post-war future and European security. The meetings come ahead of three-way talks between Russia, Ukraine and the United States in Abu Dhabi.

In a post on X, Kushner framed the European track as essential to any durable deal. He wrote that a comprehensive and lasting settlement will require direct engagement between Russia and European partners on the wider security arrangements that affect them, and said the Abu Dhabi discussions should set up that engagement to begin in the near future as part of a broader multilateral process.

Money is on the table too. Kushner said Washington and its European partners are working to secure funds to rebuild Ukraine's critical infrastructure and pull in foreign investment, with the stated goal of creating conditions for long-term economic growth and self-sufficiency once the fighting stops.

The gathering puts a wide cast of US allies in the same room before the Abu Dhabi trilateral, with Kushner carrying the administration's push for a settlement that also pulls Europe into the security architecture.