Kremlin negotiator Kirill Dmitriev said Ukraine's withdrawal from the eastern Donbas region is the "path to peace" that ends Russia's war in the country, holding firm on Moscow's central demand amid reports that Kyiv is under increasing pressure from the Trump administration over the territorial issue, which has become the main blocker to an agreement.

The United States, Russia and Ukraine rarely agree on anything. But as their delegations meet in Abu Dhabi for their first trilateral meeting since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the three parties seem to have come to the same conclusion: Only one issue remains to be resolved.

Delegations from Ukraine, Russia, and the United States are meeting for the first time under a new trilateral format to discuss the possibilities for peace, with discussions expected to focus on the future of the Donbas region.