ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to the United Arab Emirates late Sunday as momentum grows for potential peace talks ending Moscow’s war on the country.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will skip a meeting of foreign ministers from the leading rich and developing nations, known as the Group of 20, that starts on Thursday.

The kingdom has increasingly emerged as a mediator in the Russia-Ukraine war, leveraging ties with both sides as well as with President Trump.

US top diplomat Rubio, who spoke by phone with his Russian counterpart Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Saturday, will meet the senior Russian officials in Saudi Arabia alongside Trump’s national security adviser Mike Waltz and White House Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he did not think it was practical for Ukraine to join NATO and that it was unlikely Ukraine will get back all of its land.

The Kremlin says top Russian officials will hold talks with U.S. counterparts on restoring ties, ending the war in Ukraine and preparing a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky traveled to the United Arab Emirates late Sunday as momentum grows for potential peace talks ending Moscow’s war on the country.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to the United Arab Emirates late Sunday as ... he would be meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Saudi Arabia. The UAE, home to Abu Dhabi ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP ... Donald Trump last week suggested he would be meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Saudi Arabia. The UAE, home to Abu Dhabi and Dubai, long has ...

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP ... Trump last week suggested he would be meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Saudi Arabia. The UAE, home to Abu Dhabi and Dubai, long has been ...