US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, right, UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, center, and US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner in Abu Dhabi, in a photo distributed by Russian state media on Nov. 10.
A new round of talks to end the war in Ukraine kicked off on Tuesday as US President Donald Trump’s administration seeks to restart the peace process even as Russia shows no sign it’s willing to compromise.
The talks involving Russian and Ukrainian officials got under way in Abu Dhabi, with Trump’s negotiators, special envoy Steve Witkoff and the president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner leading US mediation efforts.