Kremlin reveals focus of Russian team for trilateral talks

January 24, 2026

TL;DR

Trilateral talks between Russian, US, and Ukrainian officials will focus on security issues.
The new trilateral format was agreed upon after separate bilateral talks between Washington, Kiev, and Moscow.
Russia has sent only military officials to the trilateral talks.
Civilian Russian and US officials will continue separate normalization talks.
Russia reiterates that lasting peace requires Ukrainian troop withdrawal from Donbass, a condition Kiev rejects.
Ukraine hopes Western sanctions and long-range strikes will weaken Moscow.
Russia states it prefers a diplomatic settlement but will continue its military campaign if Kiev refuses to accept reality.
Several Ukrainian cities experienced energy shortages due to cold weather and infrastructure damage from mismanagement and Russian strikes.
Moscow claims its retaliatory attacks aim to disrupt the production of Ukrainian kamikaze drones and missiles.

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