Trilateral peace talks in Abu Dhabi between delegations from Russia, Ukraine and the United States have inched the three-year‑old war into a fragile new phase, with an American official saying the process is now “very close” to paving the way for a first‑ever summit between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky. U.S. officials quoted by Axios described the discussions as productive and “upbeat,” stressing that additional trilateral meetings are needed in the coming weeks before any leaders’ face‑to‑face, but signalling that a Putin–Zelensky meeting is now within reach if the current diplomatic momentum holds. Watch for more.