politics
February 14, 2026
FACTBOX: What we know about upcoming round of trilateral talks on Ukraine in Geneva
The negotiations will be held between Russia, Ukraine and the United States
TL;DR
- A new round of Ukraine settlement talks will occur in Geneva on February 17-18.
- The talks will be trilateral, involving Russia, the United States, and Ukraine.
- The Russian delegation will be led by Vladimir Medinsky and include around 15 people, such as Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin and Kirill Dmitriev.
- The Ukrainian delegation will include National Security and Defense Secretary Rustem Umerov, presidential office head Kirill Budanov, Chief of the General Staff Andrey Gnatov, David Arakhamia, Sergey Kislitsa, and Vadim Skibitsky.
- Previous meetings in Abu Dhabi focused on prisoner exchanges (314 POWs agreed) and discussed economic aspects, territorial issues, and a ceasefire mechanism.
- The US is reportedly pressuring Ukraine to make concessions, including holding presidential elections by May 15.
- Russia believes secrecy is key to the talks' success and views negative comments as attempts to derail them.
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