US EditionUS, Ukraine Hold Talks in Geneva to Discuss Recovery, Next Round of Russia Negotiations
U.S. and Ukrainian officials coordinate on an $800 billion economic recovery plan and prisoner exchanges ahead of planned trilateral talks with Russia, aiming for progress within three weeks.
- On Feb. 26, Ukrainian delegates met U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Geneva, Rustem Umerov announced, to prepare the next trilateral negotiations Washington hopes to broker soon.
- After last week's Geneva round, Kyiv still holds roughly a quarter of Donetsk Oblast and limited footholds in Luhansk, with talks stalled since the Feb. 17-18 negotiations.
- On the agenda are economic recovery measures including the $800 billion "prosperity package" for Ukraine, with Economy Minister Oleksii Sobolev and deputy Darina Marchak attending alongside Rustem Umerov and Davyd Arakhamia.
- U.S. envoys say they aim to schedule the next round within three weeks, with hopes of a wartime summit between Zelensky and Putin, while the Kremlin dismisses expectations of an imminent meeting.
- Shortly after a Feb. 25, 2026 phone call, U.S. President Donald Trump expressed a desire to end the war, but more than a year of Trump-led efforts still face Moscow's Donbas demands.
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US talks on rebuilding Ukraine held after latest air onslaught
Ukrainian and US officials met in Geneva yesterday for talks on post-war reconstruction despite a deadlock in peace negotiations with Russia, which pounded infrastructure across Ukraine with drone and missile strikes overnight.
The talks in Geneva between Ukraine and the U.S. are about economic issues and long-term support for the country under attack. Russia is expected to join in soon. Selenskyy is already aiming at a meeting of the heads of state.
U.S. and Ukrainian officials are holding talks in Geneva as Washington continues its efforts to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, which has now entered its fifth year.
On February 26, another round of talks between Ukraine and the United States took place in Geneva, Switzerland. The delegations elaborated on the document on the restoration of Ukraine.
US, Ukraine Discuss Post-War Reconstruction in Geneva
Officials from Washington and Kyiv met in Geneva, Switzerland, on Feb. 26 to discuss post-war reconstruction in Ukraine. Ukraine and Russia have been at war with each other for 4 years. U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner were representing the United States in the negotiations, which began shortly after midday, according to Rustem Umerov, the Ukrainian National Security and Defence Council chief…
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