Kremlin Says Next Round Of Ukraine Peace Talks To Be Held In Geneva On Feb 17–18

ISTANBUL, Feb 13 (Bernama-Anadolu) -- The Kremlin said on Friday that the next round of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine will take place on Feb 17–18 in Geneva, Switzerland, Anadolu Ajansi reported.

“The next round of negotiations on a Ukrainian settlement will also take place in a trilateral ... format on February 17–18 in Geneva,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters during a press briefing.

He added that Russia’s delegation at the upcoming talks will be led by presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky.

Earlier on Friday, Peskov confirmed that an agreement had been reached to hold the next round of peace talks “next week,” but gave no further details.

Russia and Ukraine held two rounds of United States-mediated peace talks in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, in January and earlier this month.

As a result, they agreed to the first exchange of war prisoners in five months.

Discussions on a new round of negotiations have ensued since the latest talks on Feb 4–5, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy saying they are expected to take place on Feb 17–18, in remarks to Bloomberg News published on Wednesday.

US authorities have yet to comment on Peskov’s remarks, though Zelenskyy’s communications adviser Dmytro Lytvyn also confirmed the date and location of the talks in remarks to Ukrainian media outlets, including state news agency Ukrinform.

-- BERNAMA-ANADOLU