Negotiators from Ukraine, Russia, and the US held talks in Abu Dhabi on ending the conflict, described as Europe’s worst since World War II, in the first such meeting in more than nine months. European representatives also attended, following reports that US President Donald Trump floated a deal with Moscow on European security.

Trump has sought an end to the war since returning to power, though previous talks yielded no breakthroughs and the process was sidelined by the US-Israeli war against Iran.