India, Nov. 11 -- Bassam Hatoum

Three-way talks between Russia, Ukraine and the United States opened on Tuesday in the United Arab Emirates, as Washington made another push to end the war that followed Moscow's all-out invasion of its neighbour nearly five years ago.

The two-day session in the UAE's Capital, Abu Dhabi, is the first such meeting since February. It will focus on establishing future security guarantees for the warring countries, the White House said before the discussions. Russia sees NATO as a threat, and Ukraine wants to prevent future Russian invasions.

US President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, who along with US envoy Steve Witkoff is trying to broker a settlement, said that he believed that there were "so...