Overview
- The Kremlin said the second round was moved to Feb. 4–5 for schedule coordination and reiterated that any leaders’ meeting would be possible only in Moscow.
- Dmitry Peskov reported limited convergence on some agenda items and no agreement on others, describing the negotiations as ongoing and uneven.
- The Defense Ministry said its forces advanced in Zaporizhia and took Pridorozhnoye, claiming about 1,355 Ukrainian casualties in a day.
- The Foreign Ministry accused Kyiv, in coordination with London and the EU, of trying to derail settlement efforts by shifting attention from substantive elements of the U.S. plan.
- Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said many Union State tasks with Belarus for 2024–2026 are already completed, while officials outlined daily cross‑border commuter rail plans with a document expected at a High State Council meeting this month.