On the 18th local time, Russian sources said that the head of the Russian delegation, Medinsky, conducted two hours of closed-door negotiations at the InterContinental Hotel before flying out of Geneva, Switzerland. Russian sources said that Medinsky confirmed that the target of the closed-door negotiations was Ukraine.
According to the press secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council Secretary Umerov on the 18th, after the trilateral talks between Ukraine, Russia and the United States in Geneva, the head of the Russian delegation Medinsky held negotiations with the head of the Ukrainian delegation Umerov and a member of the Ukrainian delegation Arahamia at the hotel where the trilateral talks were held. The negotiations lasted for about two hours. The main content of the talks between the two sides is not yet clear.
The two-day tripartite talks between Russia, the United States, and Ukraine ended on the 18th in Geneva, Switzerland. It is reported that the parties discussed key factors in resolving the Ukrainian issue, including military, political and humanitarian factors. According to Russian news on the 18th, Russia, the United States and Ukraine did not sign any documents during the two-day trilateral talks in Geneva.
Medinsky told the media in Geneva on the 18th that the three-party negotiations that day lasted for two hours. "Although the negotiations were difficult, they were very pragmatic." He said the next round of talks would be held in the near future, but did not disclose the specific date or location. Umerov, head of the Ukrainian negotiating delegation and secretary of the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council, told the media after the talks that "there is progress, but no details can be disclosed at this stage."
Budanov, director of the Office of the President of Ukraine and a member of the Ukrainian negotiating delegation, posted on his official social platform on the 18th that another round of negotiations in Geneva has ended. Although the dialogue is not easy, it is very important. He said that the Ukrainian team is ready to continue negotiations in the near future. Ukraine will persevere. (Headquarters reporter Xue Jingmeng, Hao Wei and Wang Jinyan)
No documents were signed at the Geneva talks between Russia, the United States and Ukraine >>
