ABU DHABI – A trilateral meeting between delegations from Russia, the United States, and Ukraine began on Friday evening at the Emirates Palace hotel in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates foreign ministry said.

"The talks commenced today in Abu Dhabi and are scheduled to continue over two days," UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan said in a statement.

The meeting is the first trilateral engagement since the outbreak of the conflict in Ukraine in 2022.