Ukraine team heads for Geneva talks as Moscow, Kyiv build military pressure
Al Jazeera
Representatives of Ukraine, Russia and the US are set to meet for a third round of trilateral negotiations to end the four-year war.
Ukrainian officials have left for Geneva, Switzerland, where another round of negotiations aimed at ending the war with Russia is set to take place.
“On the way to Geneva. The next round of negotiations is ahead. Along the way, we will discuss the lessons of our history with our colleagues, seek the right conclusions,” Ukraine’s Chief of Staff Kyrylo Budanov posted on his Telegram channel on Monday, along with a picture of him standing in front of a train with two other members of the delegation he is heading.
The Geneva talks follow two rounds of the United States-brokered negotiations held in the United Arab Emirates in January and early February.
The last meeting marked the first direct public talks between Moscow and Kyiv on a plan proposed by the Trump administration to end the conflict, which started with Russia invading its neighbouring country in February 2022.
Russia and Ukraine described both rounds of talks as constructive, but failed to achieve any breakthrough.
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