Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday evening as momentum builds for possible peace talks to end Moscow’s war against his country.

US President Donald Trump signalled last week that he would meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Saudi Arabia. The UAE has also been floated as a possible venue for peace talks, given the large number of Russian and Ukrainian expatriates who have flocked to the country since the war began, and the UAE’s past involvement in prisoner exchanges.

Zelensky arrived in Abu Dhabi after attending the Munich Security Conference in Germany.