"One week ahead of the fourth anniversary of Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, United States-led peace talks in Geneva ended for the day earlier than scheduled on Wednesday. The talks, which are being mediated by Steve Witkoff, US President Donald Trump's special envoy, and Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law, are just the latest of a number of attempts to end the deadliest fighting in Europe since World War II and none have reached a breakthrough."
"The first ceasefire talks between Russia and Ukraine took place just four days after Moscow's full-scale invasion in February 2022. The meeting lasted about five hours, and featured high-level officials, but with diametrically opposing goals. Nothing came of their talks. Then, the two sides held three rounds of direct talks in Belarus, ending on March 7, but, again, nothing was agreed."
Multiple international mediation efforts since Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022 have sought a ceasefire but produced no breakthrough. United States-led peace talks in Geneva, mediated by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, ended early one week before the fourth anniversary of the invasion without agreement. During the 2024 presidential campaign, Donald Trump repeatedly promised to broker a ceasefire within 24 hours but has not fulfilled that pledge. Early direct talks in Belarus, meetings in Antalya and Istanbul, and other rounds failed to secure a ceasefire. The withdrawal of Russian forces in early April exposed massacres in Bucha and Irpin, and the conflict has killed more than a million people as it approaches its fifth year.
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