Kyiv Post reports that Ukraine asked its Western allies to fund an 800,000-strong army for at least 10 years after the war, a request a senior Ukrainian official said was raised at trilateral talks with Russia and the United States in Abu Dhabi — the first such negotiations in nearly nine months, opened by a 4.5-hour session. The proposal clashes with Moscow's longstanding demands, including 2022 limits of 85,000 troops, 342 tanks, and 40-kilometer missiles, while Zelensky, who calls the talks constructive, insists any deal carry concrete, congressionally approved military commitments.