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Posted on February 28, 2026
1 min readLast updated: April 2, 2026
Add as preferred source on GoogleRussian officials may halt U.S.-led peace talks with Ukraine unless Kyiv signals willingness to cede territory—possibly Donbas—before next week’s critical negotiations; Reuters could not verify Bloomberg’s report.
Feb 28 (Reuters) - Russian officials increasingly see little reason to continue U.S.-led peace talks with Ukraine unless Kyiv signals it is prepared to give up territory as part of a settlement, Bloomberg News reported on Saturday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Talks scheduled for next week will be critical to determining whether the sides can move towards an agreement to end the war, the report said.
Reuters could not immediately verify the report.
(Reporting by Mihika Sharma in Bengaluru; Editing by Kate Mayberry)
According to Bloomberg, Russia may halt peace talks unless Ukraine signals readiness to give up territory as part of a settlement.
The talks scheduled for next week are critical for determining whether the sides can move towards an agreement to end the war.
Bloomberg News reported Russia's position, citing people familiar with the matter.
Reuters stated that it could not immediately verify the Bloomberg report.
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