Ukraine updates: Peace talks in Geneva 'very tense'

Ukrainian and Russian officials are meeting in Geneva for another round of talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. The talks come just days before the 4-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of its neighbor.

Ukraine and Russia meet in Geneva as Trump piles new pressure on Kyiv

Negotiators from Ukraine and Russia met for the first of two days of US-mediated peace talks in Geneva on Tuesday, with US President Donald Trump pressing Kyiv to act fast to reach a deal. Trump is urging Moscow and Kyiv to reach a deal to end Europe’s biggest war since 1945, though Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has complained that his country is facing the greatest pressure to make concessions. Ukraine’s lead negotiator Rustem Umerov said ahead of the talks that the two sides would...

By Reuters

Russia, Ukraine seem to be 'putting up a performance for president Trump', analyst says

Ukrainian and Russian negotiators concluded the first of two days of US-mediated peace talks in Geneva on Tuesday, though neither side signalled they were any closer to ending Europe's deadliest conflict since World War II. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, John Lough, Head of Foreign Policy at the New Eurasian Strategies Centre, explains that both Ukraine and Russia give the impression they are 'putting up a performance for president Trump'.

By FRANCE24

US-brokered Ukraine-Russia talks in Geneva marked by tension

Talks mediated by the United States between Ukrainian and Russian officials in Geneva on Tuesday were described as “very tense” by a source close to the Russian delegation, though...