Another round of US-brokered talks between envoys from Russia and Ukraine will take place next week in Geneva, days ahead of the fourth anniversary of the all-out Russian invasion of its neighbour, officials in Moscow and Kyiv said on Friday. Zelenskyy said last week that the United States has given Ukraine and Russia a June deadline to reach a deal. Russian President Vladimir Putin's adviser Vladimir Medinsky, who headed Moscow's team of negotiators in the first direct peace talks with Ukraine in Istanbul in March 2022, is returning to lead Moscow's delegation. The return of Medinsky, who has pushed Russian President Vladimir Putin's maximalist conditions for peace, could mark a shift toward political issues in the next round of talks. Overnight from Thursday to Friday, a Russian strike killed three brothers between 8 and 19 years of age in eastern Ukraine, authorities said.

Source: The Telegraph February 13, 2026 18:47 UTC