Kremlin says Vladimir Medinsky to lead Russian delegation at Ukraine peace talks in Geneva from February 17

    Kremlin says Vladimir Medinsky to lead Russian delegation at Ukraine peace talks in Geneva from February 17


    Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. File picture
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    ​​The ‌next round of ​Ukraine peace ⁠talks between ‌Russia, Ukraine ‌and ‌the ⁠United ⁠States will be held in ​Geneva ‌on February 17 and February 18, Russian ‌news agencies reported, ​citing Kremlin spokesman ⁠Dmitry Peskov.

    “The next round of talks on the Ukrainian settlement will be held in the same trilateral Russia-U.S.-Ukraine format, on February 17-18 in Geneva,” the RIA Novosti news agency cited Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying.

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    In a switch from the lineup of senior military officials dispatched to recent talks in Abu Dhabi, Mr Peskov said Russia’s delegation will be headed by Kremlin aide Vladimir Medinsky, a hawkish former Culture Minister who led previous rounds of failed talks in Turkey.

    (With inputs from AFP and Reuters)



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