Photo: CollectedPARIS, France, Jan 7, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Washington and Kyiv teams in Paris were on Wednesday expected to tackle Ukraine talks' "most difficult issues" including territory following a breakthrough in European-led negotiations, Ukraine's leader said. US envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner represented Washington in the talks amid efforts to end nearly four years of war in Ukraine sparked by Russia's invasion. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the Kyiv and Washington teams would dedicate the second day of the Paris talks to the fate of the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and control of territory in eastern Ukraine. "The most difficult issues from the basic framework for ending the war will be discussed -- namely, issues related to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant and territories." Russian leader Vladimir Putin has repeatedly said he does not want to see NATO troops on the ground in Ukraine.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha January 07, 2026 13:43 UTC