Ukraine to meet Trump envoys ahead of high-stakes Geneva talks with Russia as war enters fifth year

Representatives from Ukraine and the U.S. are reportedly acceptable to conscionable up of high-stakes trilateral talks successful Geneva that volition see Russian envoys. The study astir the gathering comes conscionable aft the Russia-Ukraine warfare entered its 5th year.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told reporters astir the Thursday U.S.-Ukraine meeting, The Associated Press reported. The Ukrainian person reportedly said that Thursday's gathering would absorption connected the anticipation of post-war betterment for Ukraine arsenic good arsenic preparations for an upcoming trilateral gathering with Russia, according to the AP.

The gathering is expected to impact Rustem Umerov, Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council Secretary, U.S. peculiar envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, according to the AP, which cited Zelenskyy. Additionally, Umerov’s property caput Diana Davytian told the AP that the gathering would instrumentality spot successful Geneva. The outlet noted that the Swiss metropolis is besides expected to beryllium the tract of U.S.-Iran atomic negotiations connected the aforesaid time arsenic the trilateral talks.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and U.S. President Donald Trump shingle hands during their gathering astatine the sidelines of the 56th yearly World Economic Forum (WEF), successful Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 22, 2026.  (Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via Reuters)

Zelenskyy said that helium had tasked Umerov with discussing a imaginable captive exchange, the AP reported. He added that Ukraine would similar the talks with Russia to instrumentality spot adjacent week.

The Trump administration's propulsion to extremity the years-long warfare has brought Russian and Ukrainian envoys to the array successful some Abu Dhabi and Geneva, though the meetings person yet to nutrient a breakthrough for peace.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy person some met separately with President Donald Trump. Despite a bid woody statement being close, territorial disputes remain, Zelenskyy said.   (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP; Christian Bruna/Getty)

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Last week, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced connected X that helium had met with Zelenskyy and discussed "Ukraine's information and deepening defence and economical partnerships."

"President Trump wants a solution that ends the bloodshed erstwhile and for all," Rubio wrote.

Additionally, past week, Zelenskyy said that helium spoke with Witkoff and Kushner up of the trilateral meetings successful Geneva, which helium said the Ukrainian authorities expects to beryllium "truly productive."

"We besides discussed immoderate developments pursuing the meetings successful Abu Dhabi. Not everything tin beryllium shared implicit the phone, and our negotiating squad volition contiguous Ukraine’s presumption adjacent week. I besides spoke astir our gathering with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. We greatly admit that America consistently maintains a constructive attack and is acceptable to assistance successful protecting lives," Zelenskyy wrote connected X. "I convey President Trump, his team, and the radical of the United States for their support."

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the U.S. gave Ukraine and Russia a June deadline to extremity the war. (Viktor Kovalchuk/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images; Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg via Getty Images; Kristina Solovyova / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

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On Tuesday, which was the 4th day of Russia's full-scale penetration of Ukraine, Zelenskyy stood firm, saying that Putin had not defeated Ukraine nor breached the country's spirit. The connection came arsenic Ukrainian forces made the biggest gains since 2024, according to the AP, which cited the Institute for the Study of War. The institute noted that Ukranian forces person pushed backmost connected Russia's service astatine points on the beforehand enactment successful eastbound areas of the country.

The State Department did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital's petition for comment.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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