US, Russia and Ukraine hold Abu Dhabi talks as Trump predicts war's end

American, Ukrainian and Russian representatives met in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday for trilateral peace talks, as President Donald Trump claimed the war "is going to end soon" after 1,721 days of Russia's full-scale invasion. The U.S. delegation is led by envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, with Ukraine's team headed by Rustem Umerov and Russia's by Kremlin aide Vladimir Medinsky. Key sticking points remain, including Russia's demands for Ukrainian territorial concessions and NATO neutrality, which Kyiv rejects without concrete security guarantees. The talks follow months of limited progress, including prisoner exchanges and localized ceasefires. Trump has faced criticism for pressuring Ukraine and suspending aid, while Ukrainian officials expressed skepticism about tangible outcomes, citing Putin's insistence on terms that would amount to surrender.