U.S. officials are planning to use Tuesday's meeting with a Ukrainian delegation in Saudi Arabia in part to determine whether Ukraine is willing to make material concessions to Russia to end the war,

At the summit on Thursday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told EU leaders that Ukrainian and American negotiators had 'resumed work,' and that 'we hope that next week we will have a meaningful meeting.

Delegates from Kyiv and Washington intend to meet in Saudi Arabia and discuss positions to take in potential peace talks with Russia. DW looks at the significance of the meeting and what Ukraine stands to gain from it.