Russia-US-Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi: security guarantees top agenda

Russia, Ukraine, and the US will hold a fourth round of peace talks in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday and Wednesday, but analysts expect little progress amid President Donald Trump's recent engagement with Moscow. Security guarantees for Ukraine are a key agenda item. The talks follow Trump blaming President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for holding up peace efforts and a US deal to buy Russian diesel. Russia occupies roughly 20 percent of Ukraine, and Trump has urged Kyiv to cede territory, while Ukraine demands a Russian withdrawal and security guarantees. US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will lead the American delegation, with Ukraine's Rustem Umerov and Russia's Vladimir Medinsky heading their sides. European officials may be present but not officially part of the trilateral talks, as analysts doubt a breakthrough given Russia's maximalist negotiating stance.