Overview
- The Kremlin confirmed Feb. 17–18 sessions in Geneva, with Russia’s delegation led by presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky and an Il-96 flight to Switzerland tracked by Flightradar24.
- Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine’s team is already in Geneva preparing for the talks, insisting the United States provide security guarantees before any territorial concessions and saying Kyiv accepted realistic U.S. cease-fire proposals.
- U.S. participants expected include special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, according to reporting cited by Russian media.
- Switzerland will host without taking part, police declined to confirm the InterContinental as the venue for security reasons, and Russian journalists were issued Swiss visas valid through Feb. 21.
- The agenda is set to cover military, political and humanitarian parameters, territorial questions and possibly the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, with separate economic working‑group meetings also planned as air‑raid alerts persist in multiple Ukrainian regions.