Trump sees 'strong inclination' from Russia and Ukraine to end war ahead of Abu Dhabi talks

US President Donald Trump said Washington sees a "very strong inclination" from Moscow and Kyiv to end the war in Ukraine, claiming both sides are "tired of fighting" ahead of US-led peace talks in Abu Dhabi. A US official said Russia and Ukraine are privately showing "flexibility" on possible territorial exchanges, though security guarantees for Ukraine, including a potential NATO-style Article 5 defense, will be a major discussion topic. Any territorial agreement would likely come at the end of negotiations. Leaked data from Russia's Rosstat statistics agency, reportedly obtained by hacker groups, suggests at least 390,000 Russians have been killed in the war. Ukrainian MP Oleksandr Merezhko expressed skepticism, saying Putin has "absolutely no intention to negotiate seriously."