Overview
- Rustem Umerov led a Ukrainian team in Geneva for a bilateral session with U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner focused on post‑war recovery, a proposed $800 billion prosperity package, and prisoner exchanges.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky said the next Ukraine‑U.S.‑Russia round is most likely in Abu Dhabi in early March to set up a potential leaders’ meeting after Kyiv and Washington aligned workstreams.
- A Ukrainian negotiator said the military track is roughly 90% complete, with an understanding reached on ceasefire definitions, monitoring roles, and lines of separation, though outstanding items require political decisions.
- Russia signalled it will not accept deadlines for a deal, and hours before the Geneva meeting launched about 420 drones and 39 missiles across Ukraine, as officials also reported a remains exchange involving 1,000 Ukrainian and 35 Russian bodies.
- Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev met U.S. officials in Geneva and BlackRock vice chair Philipp Hildebrand was seen at the venue, while Ukraine cited World Bank rebuilding needs of $588 billion against its longer‑term $800 billion recovery goal.