US joins new round of talks with Ukraine and Russia, but Ukrainians doubt any major breakthrough
Kyiv—Ukraine’s top negotiator, Rustam Umerov, confirmed that a new round of trilateral peace talks involving Ukraine, Russia, and the United States began in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. The parties met for the first time in the emirate’s capital in late January, marking the beginning of the first three-way talks since Russia launched its initiative. The…