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It is noted that at the beginning of this year, after the end of the latest stage of peace talks, the Russian side unexpectedly offered the Ukrainian delegation to continue meetings in Moscow. According to The New York Times, in such a trip the Ukrainians “would have been able to meet with V. Putin.”
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Russia had announced a search for Budanov but invited him to come
This proposal became a “difficult choice” for Kyrylo Budanov, head of the Ukrainian President’s Office, who led the Ukrainian delegation in the talks in Geneva, as the aggressor country had previously announced a search for him.
“I am ready for any step that will help end the war if the conditions are acceptable to Ukraine,” he said in an interview last weekend.
Ultimately, K. Budanov was revealed, but the previously unknown trip of the Ukrainian delegation to Moscow did not take place. Shortly after, the negotiation process reached a deadlock, added The New York Times.
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On February 18, a regular trilateral session of Ukraine, the US, and Russia negotiations ended in the Swiss city of Geneva. Volodymyr Zelensky then said that the talks were difficult, and progress was made only on military issues, reminds the portal New Voice. Specifically, the countries agreed on monitoring the ceasefire, which would be conducted with US participation.
According to the portal Axios, the negotiations stalled due to Russia’s position, but US President’s special envoy Steve Witkoff reported that the meetings yielded tangible progress. K. Budanov said that the trilateral talks in Geneva were difficult but important.
