Negotiators from Russia, Ukraine and the US are having talks in Abu Dhabi. Here’s everything you need to know as representatives of the three countries come together for the first time to try to reach a deal to end the conflict.

Russian, Ukrainian and US negotiators are taking part in the first trilateral talks since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

The three-way security discussions in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates, are part of efforts to reach a deal to end the war.

The Kremlin confirmed the talks would take place but warned that long-lasting peace would not be possible unless territorial issues were resolved.

It comes after three US envoys, including Steve Witkoff and Donald Trump‘s son-in-law Jared Kushner, held a four-hour meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Thursday, while Mr Trump met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Here’s everything you need to know as representatives from the three countries come together for peace talks.

How close is a peace deal?

The US has held talks with Russia, and separately with Ukrainian and European leaders, over various different drafts of a peace plan.

US envoy Mr Witkoff said as recently as Thursday that “a lot of progress” had been made and negotiations were down to one last issue.

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