Ukraine and Russia wrap 'productive' first day of direct peace talks

Ukraine and Russia wrap 'productive' first day of direct peace talks


People in Ukraine must feel that the situation is genuinely moving toward peace and the end of the war, not toward Russia using everything to its advantage and continuing attacks," Mr Zelenskyy said. While the Trump administration has pushed both Kyiv and Moscow to find a compromise to end the four-year-old war, the two sides have remained far apart on key points throughout several rounds of talks with US officials. "The good news is that for the first time in a very long time, we have technical military teams from both Ukraine and Russia meeting in a forum that we'll also be involved in with our experts," US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in Washington on Wednesday.


Published at: 2026-02-04 22:42:16

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