US officials seek ‘final end’ to Russia-Ukraine war as Abu Dhabi talks beginThe Guardian reports that US officials opening trilateral talks with Russia and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi — the first substantive negotiations since February — seek a "final end" to the war, proposing a new security architecture and Ukraine guarantees similar to Nato's article 5. European officials worry Russia will stick to hardline Nato rollback demands and that Trump may concede too much.