State Department: US Secretary of State Rubio discussed US fundamental concerns about the International Criminal Court (ICC) with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot.

Ukraine chief negotiator Umerov said on Nov. 9 the Ukrainian delegation has departed for Abu Dhabi to prepare trilateral talks with the US and Russia scheduled for Nov. 10-11. Umerov said UK, French, German and Italian representatives, plus NATO and the European Commission, will also be in Abu Dhabi. He said European participation is important and that Ukraine needs close coordination with key partners to align positions.

As of Nov 9, Chinese broker Zhongtai Securities completed a third batch of swap facility (SFISF) operations and repo financing transactions and deployed its first equity investments. The firm said it will fully utilize the swap facility to increase long-term allocation to the Chinese equity market and support market stability.