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Posted on March 1, 2026
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Add as preferred source on GoogleUkraine’s chief of staff, Kyrylo Budanov, said on Feb 28 that Russia indicated willingness to accept the U.S.’s envisioned post‑war security guarantees for Ukraine. The Geneva talks saw “meaningful progress” per Washington, though no summit between Zelenskiy and Putin has been agreed.
KYIV, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Russia said at recent talks in Geneva it would accept the U.S. proposal for Ukraine's post-war security guarantees, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's chief of staff said on Saturday.
"At the last talks, the Russian side said for example that they would accept the security guarantees offered to Ukraine by the United States," said top aide Kyrylo Budanov in an interview aired on Ukrainian television.
U.S. President Donald Trump is urging Moscow and Kyiv to strike an agreement to end Europe's biggest war since 1945, though Zelenskiy has complained that his country is facing more pressure to make concessions.
Ukraine is seeking iron-clad security guarantees which commit the U.S. and its European allies to action if Russia attacks again after a peace deal is reached.
The last round of peace talks, which took place in Geneva last week, did not achieve a breakthrough and was described as difficult by Kyiv and Moscow, although Washington said it saw "meaningful progress."
Budanov also said that at present, Russia had not agreed to a summit between Zelenskiy and Russian President Vladimir Putin, which had been floated earlier as a possibility by U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff.
(Reporting by Max Hunder; Editing by Cynthia Osterman)
Russia agreed to the US proposal for post-war security guarantees for Ukraine during recent Geneva talks, according to Kyiv officials.
No, the last round of peace talks in Geneva did not achieve a breakthrough and was described as difficult by both Kyiv and Moscow.
Currently, Russia has not agreed to a summit between Ukrainian President Zelenskiy and Russian President Putin.
The US offered security guarantees to Ukraine, which Russia said it would accept at the Geneva talks, according to Kyiv.
Ukraine seeks iron-clad security guarantees requiring US and European action if Russia attacks again after a peace deal.
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