Overview
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Rustem Umerov will meet U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Geneva to work on a Prosperity Package for reconstruction, prisoner‑exchange details, and agenda planning.
- Zelenskyy signaled that the next trilateral meeting with Russia is likely in early March, noting that territorial questions and political will remain the main obstacles.
- Witkoff and Kushner plan to be in Geneva for U.S.–Iran nuclear discussions, and the U.S. envoy said he is in near‑daily contact with Umerov.
- Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said dates remain uncoordinated and argued any Zelenskyy–Putin summit should come only at the end of talks, tempering U.S. suggestions of an earlier leader‑level meeting.
- Zelenskyy said an economic team will accompany Umerov, as Ukraine targets large‑scale recovery financing, with a recent World Bank assessment putting reconstruction needs at about $588 billion.