Kremlin says European countries not included in next Ukraine talks

Al Jazeera reports that Interfax news agency quoted Yuri Ushakov, who said the possible participation of European countries was not discussed during a 90-minute phone call on Tuesday among Russian President Vladimir Putin, Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store.[2]NewsCord, which compared coverage from several outlets, quotes Ushakov as saying: "They can get there if they buy tickets, but no one is going to invite them to the negotiating table."[3] He told a meeting of the Nordic Council in Helsinki that European countries would be involved in November's Abu Dhabi talks.[2]According to Al Jazeera, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said trilateral talks with Russia and the US would take place from November 6 to November 10 in the United Arab Emirates.[2] UA.NEWS reports that Ushakov did not confirm[4] the dates Zelenskyy gave and said the exact date will be announced shortly.[4]Al Jazeera reports that Zelenskyy said Kyiv wanted Europe to also be involved in the talks, adding that unity and stronger pressure on Russia were needed.[2]According to NewsCord, Zelenskyy said: "I really don't want this to be 'Yalta 2, 3, 4,' when influence is being redistributed."[3]Al Jazeera reports that Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten pledged an extra 500 million euros ($556m) for military support to Ukraine this winter[2]. According to Downing Street, a new British package includes 500 million pounds ($665m) in additional military support[1].