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US officials said a new round of trilateral US-Ukraine-Russia talks could convene in Abu Dhabi or Switzerland within weeks, aimed at preparing for a possible leader-level summit, as Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the war centers on Russia's inability to seize the roughly 11 percent of Donbas it does not control militarily and that ending it requires diplomatic compromise. Zelensky said Ukraine is ready for an immediate peace deal and to freeze the front line but will not cede territory beyond the 19.3 percent currently occupied. Russian analysts described Moscow's objectives as maximalist, including a return to its 2021 NATO pullback demands, sanctions relief and expanded territorial claims, with fighting potentially continuing into 2027, Kyiv Post reported. Former Ukrainian prime minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk warned against a Trump-Putin deal that sacrifices Ukraine, criticizing a reported US diesel pact with Moscow, while The Economist warned Trump's 28-point peace plan poses risks to Ukraine, Europe and the US, and Kyiv Post reported the US had proposed reviving Nord Stream as part of talks.