Moscow might believe that it is winning the war in Ukraine, but a recent rundown of the problems the Kremlin is experiencing as the conflict grinds into its fourth year revealed why Russia shouldn’t be putting off peace with Ukraine.

Finnish president dismantles the idea Russia is winning war in Ukraine: ‘Utter strategic failure’ - Alexander Stubb says the war has caused Nato to expand and European countries to increase their defe

The Kremlin said Putin was joined, as at previous meetings with the U.S. side, by his foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov and special envoy Kirill Dmitriev. A brief video clip showed Putin shaking hands with the three Americans and inviting them to take their seats at a long oval table.

[Editor's note: Follow the Khaleej Times' live blog for real-time updates on the trilateral talks taking place in Abu Dhabi] Ukrainian, Russian and US officials meet in Abu Dhabi on Friday for talks on a US-drafted plan to end the Ukraine war.

VLADIMIR Putin is showing no interest in ending his bloody invasion of Ukraine – as the Russian tyrant launched “barbaric” attacks during historic peace talks in Abu Dhabi.

While some Europeans still object to the American insistence that Washington should be an even-handed mediator, rather than an ally of Ukraine, there is also a sense that Europe and the Trump administration can play complementary roles in attempting to end the war.

Russian President Vladimir Putin held about four hours of talks with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in the Kremlin on the latest peace plan aimed at ending his war on Ukraine, with further negotiations set to begin Friday.