U.S., Ukraine, and Europe draft new security plan ahead of peace talks — Kushner

Kushner noted that U.S. President Donald Trump discussed the need for this updated security architecture with multiple European leaders to help establish the conditions for lasting peace.

He added that “substantive work” was undertaken this week in Brussels with Ukraine, NATO, European partners, and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff.

The framework aims to build practical arrangements that address the security concerns of all sides, reduce the risk of future conflict, and create a more stable and predictable security environment, Kushner said.

“We are exploring five principal goals: permanent security consultations, reliable crisis communications, greater military transparency, reciprocal measures to reduce escalation risks, and an enduring framework for long-term European security and stability,” he wrote.

Kushner emphasized that any arrangements must fully respect the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and independent decision-making of every nation, adding that each country will retain authority over its own security and alliances, and no country would have a veto over another’s sovereign choices.

The special envoy announced that NATO will remain central to European collective defense, and this initiative would build on existing institutions and commitments.

The U.S. will continue consultations through the Shell Bay format with Ukraine, NATO, the EU, and European partners, while also engaging Russia as part of the peace negotiations, he stated.

Kushner confirmed that trilateral negotiations among Ukraine, Russia, and the United States will take place in Abu Dhabi next week, the first since February.

Ukraine, the United States, and European partners met in Brussels on November 4 and November 5 to discuss post-war reconstruction, economic development, and security guarantees, according to Rustem Umerov, head of Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service.