They Talk Peace in Abu Dhabi. Ukraine Still Lives Under the Bombs. The first three-way talks in nine months began today. Until the bombs stop, the people of Ukraine need us more than ever as winter closes in. Lev Parnas Nov 10 My dear Voice from Ukraine family, Before anything else tonight, I want to say thank you. Thank you on behalf of the people of Ukraine, on behalf of Oleksandr, and on behalf of every child and every family you have helped through this platform. What you give means more than the supplies themselves. When a family in Ukraine knows that people across the world still stand with them, it gives them hope. And hope is what carries people through another night of sirens. Today, for the first time in nine months, Russia, Ukraine and the United States sat down together in Abu Dhabi. Donald Trump’s envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, brought the two sides together for nearly four hours, and the talks continue tomorrow. President Zelensky called the first day “constructive and quite substantive.” He said security guarantees were discussed in detail, and he was clear about what Ukraine needs: “Real tools are needed to block any recurrence of the war.” He also said both sides are working toward a large-scale prisoner exchange. For every family waiting to bring a son, a husband or a father home, that is the news that matters most tonight. I pray it happens soon. But I am going to be honest with you, because that is what this platform is for. Folks, a lot of what we saw today is theater. It is delusional to believe Vladimir Putin wants peace while his missiles and drones keep hitting Ukraine. These talks took place as the long-range strikes went on, and Zelensky said Russia is ramping up its attacks to pressure Ukraine at the table. That is how Putin negotiates, and he has done it every single time. Russia’s foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, showed us how seriously Moscow takes this. Asked about the European officials who came to Abu Dhabi, he said they could “sit there in the hotel.” Even Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who called the talks “very productive,” admitted a deal is not close. As I always tell you: watch what they do, not what they say. Russia says it is ready to talk, and Russia keeps attacking. Until the bombs stop, every promise of peace is only words, and words do not keep a family safe at night. Winter is closing in. When Russia hits the power grid, the cold means no heat, no electricity and no water for families who have already lost so much. The people of Ukraine cannot wait for a deal in a hotel room to get through the coming months. That is why Oleksandr’s work matters so much. As I’ve shared with you, in recent days he visited a bedridden child who cannot leave home because there is no electricity, and a facility where children with special needs have to stay in the basement because of the constant bombing and alarms. With your help, he also reached a facility that rescues and cares for horses. These are only some of the things we have been able to document. His work goes on every day, nonstop. We need your help to keep this going. If you can, please become a paid subscriber to Voice from Ukraine. This is the most important thing you can do for this platform right now. We have no corporations. We have no billionaires. Each and every paid subscription lets Oleksandr and our team keep going and grow this platform, and it helps the algorithm carry these stories to more people. If you are already a paid subscriber, thank you from the bottom of my heart. Please think about becoming a Founding Member. Separately, for those who are able to give directly to Oleksandr’s mission on the ground: Help the people of Ukraine: Oleksandr’s GiveSendGo for the people of Ukraine Help the animals of Ukraine: https://www.givesendgo.com/save-ukrainian-stranded-pets Venmo: https://venmo.com/LEV-PARNAS PayPal: https://paypal.me/LEVPARNAS Zelle: thereallevparnas@gmail.com If you’ve already given, God bless you and thank you. If you haven’t yet, every dollar counts. And if times are hard right now, I understand. Do what you can. Share this letter. Restack it. Forward it to three people. Bringing one more person into this community matters. Every weekday at 2 p.m. Eastern, Voice from Ukraine goes live with Oleksandr on the ground and Yuri Rashkin. We bring you all the breaking news from Ukraine, what the media is reporting and what it is missing, straight from the people living it. Tomorrow, as the talks in Abu Dhabi continue, we will bring you the latest. I hope you will join us. My friends, I know how tired so many of you are. But the people of Ukraine do not get a day off from this war. They have not given up on their future, and we must not give up on them. Thank you for standing with us. God bless each and every one of you. God bless America. Slava Ukraini. With love and gratitude, Lev Voice from Ukraine