India, Jan. 24 -- Discussions between Russia and Ukraine mediated by the US have kicked off in Abu Dhabi with Donbas being a key issue for the trilateral talks.

The talks come a day after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Davos, Switzerland flagged Europe's inaction to end the war that started after Russian invasion in 2022. Zelensky also said that a potential peace deal was "nearly ready," but highlighted certain sticking points such as those related to territorial issues being unresolved, the Associated Press reported. He also had an hour-long closed-door meeting with US President Donald Trump after which Trump said the session had gone well and that both Russia and Ukraine were "making concessions" to try to end the war.

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