"Zelenskyy told world leaders at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday while he hopes substantive progress will be reached during the trilateral meeting next week, it often feels like the two sides are talking about different things in negotiations. The Americans often return to the topic of concessions, and too often those concessions are discussed only in the context of Ukraine, not Russia, Zelenskyy said."
"Rubio said it's unclear if Moscow truly wants to make a peace deal. We don't know if the Russians are serious about ending the war, he said before the same Munich event. We're going to continue to test it."
"Among the most contentious issues in the negotiations is Russia's demand for a full withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from the remaining parts of Ukraine's eastern region of Donetsk that it still controls. Ukraine has rejected a unilateral pullback and wants Western security guarantees to deter Russia from relaunching its invasion if a ceasefire is reached."
A deadly exchange of drone strikes killed one person in Ukraine and one person in Russia, undermining prospects for a ceasefire before next week’s negotiations. Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio signalled significant hurdles ahead of Geneva talks as the conflict approaches its fifth year. Zelenskyy said negotiations often feel as if the two sides are talking about different things, and that American focus on concessions tends to centre on Ukraine rather than Russia. Rubio questioned whether Moscow is serious about a peace deal and said intentions will continue to be tested. A central dispute is Russia’s demand for a full Ukrainian troop withdrawal from parts of Donetsk, which Ukraine rejects while seeking Western security guarantees.
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