New round of Ukraine-Russia peace talks set for next week – POLITICO

The next round of U.S.-brokered peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia is set to take place in Geneva next week as Russian President Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine is about to enter its fifth year.

According to Russian state news agency Interfax and Ukrainian officials, both sides scheduled talks for Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 17-18, in Switzerland. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s press office confirmed the time and venue to POLITICO on Friday and said the delegation had begun preparations.

Moscow will be represented by Vladimir Medinsky, a Putin aide who led the Russian delegation in talks in Istanbul last year. Ukrainian media have portrayed his inclusion as a negative signal for the negotiations.