‘Difficult’ Russia-Ukraine peace talks end without breakthrough

(Laura Gozzi – BBC) Talks between Russia, Ukraine and the US aimed at ending Moscow’s war in Ukraine have concluded without a breakthrough. The trilateral meetings, held in Geneva, went on late on Tuesday but only lasted two hours on Wednesday. Although US envoy Steve Witkoff had expressed optimism over the talks, both the chief Russian negotiator and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky indicated they had been “difficult”. After the main talks concluded, Kremlin negotiator Vladimir Medinsky returned to the venue and held a closed-door meeting with the Ukrainian side for about an hour and a half. No details from that meeting have emerged. – ‘Difficult’ Russia-Ukraine peace talks end without breakthrough