Overview
- Zelensky confirmed a roughly 30‑minute call with President Trump on Feb. 25 that included envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
- Ukraine’s delegation, led by national security chief Rustem Umerov, was set to meet U.S. representatives in Geneva on Feb. 26 to prepare the next negotiating round.
- Zelensky said the plan envisions a full meeting of negotiating teams in early March with the goal of moving to leader‑level talks.
- Axios, citing unnamed sources, reports Trump urged a very rapid end to the war, expressing a wish to see it concluded within a month, while Zelensky voiced hope for resolution this year.
- Axios also reports a Ukrainian official said the U.S. signaled readiness to provide significant security guarantees as part of a potential agreement, with specifics not yet detailed.