The Wall Street Journal has outlined three possible scenarios of how the situation in Ukraine could unfold in 2026. The second option is that Ukraine’s "military eventually becomes exhausted" due to a lack of troops and Russia’s superiority in drone technology. According to the Wall Street Journal, the Ukrainian armed forces "have been fighting without rest for years, and unenthusiastic new draftees are increasingly going AWOL." The Emirati capital of Abu Dhabi hosted Russia-US-Ukraine talks on January 23-24. Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on January 28 that the plan was to continue the Abu Dhabi consultations on February 1.