US, Russia and Ukraine hold peace talks in Abu Dhabi as Trump sees end to war

American, Ukrainian and Russian representatives met in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday for trilateral peace talks, with President Donald Trump's administration seeking a diplomatic breakthrough after 1,721 days of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The U.S. delegation is led by envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, while Ukraine's team is headed by Rustem Umerov and Russia's by Kremlin aide Vladimir Medinsky. Trump said Monday that "Ukraine and Russia are tired of fighting," though both sides remain far apart on key issues like territorial concessions and security guarantees. Previous U.S.-brokered talks have yielded only prisoner exchanges and short-lived ceasefires. Ukrainian officials expressed skepticism about tangible progress, with lawmaker Oleksandr Merezhko saying he has "absolutely no hopes" beyond possible POW deals, while Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said security issues would top the agenda.