Moscow and Kiev are privately demonstrating "some flexibility" on the question of who will control the eastern regions of Ukraine in post-war conditions, on the eve of the talks in Abu Dhabi -. BBC citing US officials.
At the same time, the American official admitted that the territorial issue will not be resolved until the parties "find out what the security architecture will be after the war".
US President Kushner and Witkoff's emissaries will press Russia to allow Europe to join future talks on the continent's security, Politico reports.
Trump also said during a White House briefing that Washington sees a growing willingness to end Russia's war in Ukraine.
"We also see a very strong desire to end the conflict between Russia and Ukraine," he said, adding: "We participate in this because I want people to stop dying."