Ukraine war latest: Rubio says security guarantees for Ukraine must also be acceptable to Russia

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Key developments on Nov. 10: * Security guarantees for Ukraine must also be acceptable to Russia, Rubio says * Russia planning strikes on Ukraine's food industry, military intelligence source says * Russian forces seek to isolate Zaporizhzhia by striking bridges, dams, Ukrainian commander says * Russian companies seek foreign data center capacity after Ukrainian strikes * Ukrainian strikes cut Russia's oil refining…

"I don't think we've settled on a final concrete plan on that, what it looked like," Rubio told reporters on Nov. 9 when asked whether Washington was considering NATO-style security guarantees for Ukraine.

"I think concepts have been discussed about what security guarantees could look like post-conflict. And the reason why that topic remains in the headlines is because I think it'll be key to ultimately being able to end the war... is an understanding that Ukraine will feel secure after the war," he said.

"And obviously, it has to be something that Russia agrees to as well in order for it to work," Rubio added.

Asked whether the United States could formalize such guarantees through a treaty, Rubio did not rule out the possibility.

"I mean, potentially, but I don't know if that's, we've discussed it at that level of detail yet," he said, pointing to the difficulties of securing Senate approval for treaties.

The remarks come ahead of U.S.-mediated peace talks in Abu Dhabi, scheduled for Nov. 10–11. The Kremlin has said it will send senior diplomats and military officials to the negotiations.

Russia is preparing strikes against food industry facilities across Ukraine, including Ukrainian-owned and foreign-owned businesses, a source in Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) told the Kyiv Independent.

According to the source, Russian forces are planning to target grain storage and processing facilities, including grain elevators and warehouses, sunflower oil and other vegetable oil production facilities, dairy plants, meat processing plants, poultry farms, and other food industry enterprises.

The source said Moscow aims to destabilize Ukraine's food security and cause significant economic damage.

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