Kushner enters Ukraine peace talks as Trump eyes securing safeguards against another Russian invasion

What happened: Russia and Ukraine return to trilateral peace talks with the U.S. in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday and Wednesday, the first such talks in nine months. Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff will meet Ukrainian intelligence chief Rustem Umerov and Putin aide Vladimir Medinsky. Why it matters: The U.S. has asked Russia to accept an "Article Four and an Article Five-like security guarantee" for Ukraine that an official described as "effectively very similar to NATO." Officials said both sides have shown "a little bit of flexibility privately" on territory.

Russia and Ukraine return to trilateral peace talks with the U.S. in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday and Wednesday, the first such talks in nine months. Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff will meet Ukrainian intelligence chief Rustem Umerov and Putin aide Vladimir Medinsky.

The U.S. has asked Russia to accept an "Article Four and an Article Five-like security guarantee" for Ukraine that an official described as "effectively very similar to NATO." Officials said both sides have shown "a little bit of flexibility privately" on territory.