Negotiators from Moscow, Kyiv, and Washington convened in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday for talks aimed at ending the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. This is the third round of discussions this year following security consultations in January and February. The US delegation, led by President Donald Trump's envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, is seeking to mediate an end to the war. Russia's delegation, headed by presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky, and Ukraine's team, led by Rustem Umerov, Foreign Intelligence Service head, also participated. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed that recent battlefield successes have strengthened his country's negotiating position, while asserting that Russia is suffering record losses. The US has shown a "strong inclination" towards ending the war, with both sides reportedly expressing fatigue from conflict. Security guarantees for Ukraine and the possibility of defense commitments modeled on NATO's Article 5 are expected to be central topics in discussions. However, territorial disputes remain contentious, with Ukraine seeking a return to its original border with Russia and Russian President Vladimir Putin aiming to annex all of Ukraine's Donbas region. The EU has expressed interest in sending officials to the talks but was not invited by Russia. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio cautioned that the peace process still has "a ways to go."