US envoy backs Putin's call for new European security order in Ukraine talks

US-mediated peace talks between Russia and Ukraine began Tuesday in Abu Dhabi, with US envoy Jared Kushner endorsing Russia's call for a new European security architecture. The two-day talks are the first between the nations since February. Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law, said the goal extends beyond ending the war to creating a new security framework for Ukraine, Russia, and Europe. Russian delegates view the Ukraine settlement as secondary to establishing a "comprehensive and indivisible security architecture" for the continent, which aligns with Putin's long-standing push to roll back NATO expansion. European officials remain skeptical, with Germany's foreign minister insisting Europe needs restoration of the existing security order, not a new one. Reports describe the negotiations as unstructured and chaotic, with no working document, while Trump has suggested Ukraine will end up in a "somewhat different form."