Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Abu Dhabi this week, marking his first visit to the UAE since the war with Russia began. His trip comes as momentum builds for potential peace talks aimed at ending the ongoing conflict.

Zelenskyy has traveled to the UAE since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, but this trip is Zelenskyy’s first to the UAE since the war began.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has met with the leader of the United Arab Emirates, wrapping up an overseas trip that saw the highest-level outreach between the United States and Russia since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.