Russia-Ukraine talks set for Geneva on Feb 17-18Local residents inspect damaged cars at the site of a Russian attack in Odesa on Feb 13, 2026. (Photo: AFP)KYIV - Russia and Ukraine will hold US-brokered talks on February 17-18 in Geneva, both countries said Friday, announcing the next leg in fraught negotiations seeking to end the four-year war. “The next round of talks on the Ukrainian settlement will be held in the same trilateral Russia-US-Ukraine format, on February 17–18 in Geneva,” Russia’s state-run RIA Novosti news agency cited Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying. Kyiv confirmed the talks were set for the scenic Swiss city. Moscow has stuck to its demands in the talks for sweeping territorial and political concessions from Ukraine — rejected by Kyiv as tantamount to capitulation.

Source: Bangkok Post February 13, 2026 15:08 UTC