Overview
- The Ukrainian presidency confirmed the Trump–Zelensky call lasted 30 minutes and concluded around 20:40 local time.
- Zelensky said a new Ukraine–U.S.–Russia round could take place in early March following a Feb. 26 preparatory meeting between delegation head Rustem Umerov and U.S. negotiators.
- Several January–February trilateral meetings have produced limited outcomes, with a Feb. 5 agreement enabling the first prisoner exchange in five months.
- U.S. envoy Stephen Vitkoff told AIPAC donors the administration will insist that any nuclear agreement with Iran be permanent without a sunset clause.
- Vitkoff and Jared Kushner are reported to meet Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi in Geneva on Feb. 26 after a Feb. 17 round ended without a deal, with U.S. officials indicating possible openness to only “symbolic” enrichment and noting regional pressure on Tehran.