Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin must be ready to end war he started, says Zelensky after first day of peace talks - Zelensky says negotiations will focus on status of eastern Donbas region as search

Ukrainian, Russian and U.S. envoys are meeting in the United Arab Emirates, the first known instance that officials from the Trump administration have sat down with both countries as part of Washington’s push to end Moscow’s nearly 4-year-old invasion.

The Trump envoys then headed from Moscow to Abu Dhabi for trilateral negotiations on ending Russia's war in Ukraine.

The Kremlin stuck to its demand that Ukraine withdraw all its forces from the eastern Donbas region ahead of the talks in Abu Dhabi on Friday.

The talks will take place in Abu Dhabi and won't include heads of state.

Russian President Vladimir Putin held about four hours of talks with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in the Kremlin on the latest peace plan aimed at ending his war on Ukraine, with further negotiations set to begin Friday.

The U.S.-led push to end Russia’s nearly 4-year-old war in Ukraine gained momentum late last year and is moving ahead in 2026, with leaders, diplomats and envoys traveling to a flurry of meetings to discuss a potential deal.

MOSCOW, Jan 22 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin has said that Russia is ready to donate $1 billion in U.S. dollars from its sovereign assets frozen in the United States to President Donald Trump's Board of Peace and commit an unspecified amount for the restoration of Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hailed a “productive and substantive” meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the annual World Economic Forum gathering in Davos and said he had asked for another package of air defense missiles.