KYIV/ABU DHABI: Ukraine has launched nearly 1,200 drones at Russian targets in one of its largest aerial attacks since Russia began its full-scale invasion almost five years ago. At the same time, peace negotiations have expanded to include broader European security arrangements, raising concerns about NATO's future role.

The latest developments followed two days of talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations in Abu Dhabi. U.S. representatives then traveled to Moscow to brief Russian President Vladimir Putin and met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who was in Dublin, Ireland, for discussions with European Union leaders.

Further talks are planned as negotiators continue efforts to end the war, according to U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, who is also U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law.

Kushner said Russia had agreed to include European countries in future discussions. Moscow had previously opposed their participation, arguing that European governments were part of the problem because of their support for Ukraine.

Kushner said involving Europe would let negotiators discuss broader European security arrangements after the war, alongside territorial disagreements between Russia and Ukraine.

European leaders are trying to select a representative for the negotiations. However, they remain concerned about Russia's intentions and Trump's positive comments about Putin, as well as his administration's criticism of European governments.

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on November 13 that Europe should insist on a ceasefire before moving ahead with further negotiations. This position differs from Putin's demand for wider discussions on European security.

Speaking in Dublin, Kallas warned, "If we start to talk about what Russia is asking regarding the security architecture, we actually walk into the traps that Russia is setting us."

Luxembourg Prime Minister Luc Frieden said European countries must take responsibility for their own future.

"We cannot let either the Americans or the Russians decide about our future," he said.

The Institute for the Study of War said in a November 12 assessment that Moscow's objective was to weaken NATO and dismantle the European security arrangements established after the Cold War.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Russia remained open to discussions with European governments. However, he indicated that Moscow first wanted to understand their intentions and whether they were genuinely prepared to support the peace process.

Russia's Defense Ministry said its air defenses had intercepted 1,198 Ukrainian long-range drones between late November 12 and early November 13.

Despite the interceptions, attacks across three Russian regions killed seven people, including a 12-year-old child, and injured 17 others, according to local officials.

The large-scale Ukrainian drone operation appeared intended to demonstrate that Kyiv could continue striking Russian targets despite Moscow's claims that a Russian victory in the war was inevitable.