Ukraine and US Negotiators to Meet in Geneva Ahead of Trilateral Talks with Russia

Ukrainian lead negotiator Rustem Umerov is scheduled to meet US envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Geneva on Thursday, ahead of anticipated trilateral talks with Russia expected in early March. Discussions will focus on prisoner-of-war exchanges and a 'prosperity package' for Ukraine's reconstruction. Despite previous rounds mediated by the US, progress toward a peace deal remains limited amid ongoing conflict and unresolved territorial disputes between Kyiv and Moscow.