Russia-US-Ukraine trilateral talks begin in Abu Dhabi

The venue choice is the quiet signal here: Abu Dhabi hosting all three delegations puts the UAE in a mediating role that has so far been more associated with prisoner exchanges than with core security architecture. The agenda's inclusion of post-war security arrangements, rather than just de-escalation and humanitarian operations, suggests the parties are at least testing whether a framework beyond a ceasefire is discussable. Whether the humanitarian track produces anything verifiable before the security questions stall is the open question.