Ukraine, US meet ahead of Geneva high-stakes talks with Russia in Switzerland
The Russia-Ukraine war enters its fifth year
Fox News senior foreign affairs correspondent Greg Palkot joins ‘America Reports’ to discuss the beginning of the fifth year of war between Russia and Ukraine, the impact the war has had on both countries and ongoing efforts to negotiate peace.
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Representatives from Ukraine and the United States will reportedly meet before high-stakes trilateral talks in Geneva, where Russian envoys will also attend. The report on the meeting came just after the Russia-Ukraine war entered its fifth year.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy briefed reporters on the US-Ukraine meeting on Thursday, Associated Press reported. According to the AP, the Ukrainian leader reportedly said that Thursday’s meeting will discuss the possibility of Ukraine’s post-war recovery, as well as preparations for the trilateral meeting with Russia.
According to the AP, citing Zelenskyy, the meeting is expected to be attended by Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov, US special envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner. Additionally, Umerov’s press secretary Diana Davytian told the AP that the meeting would take place in Geneva. The outlet noted that the Swiss city is expected to be the venue for US-Iran nuclear talks to be held on the same day as the trilateral talks.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and U.S. President Donald Trump shake hands during a meeting on the sidelines of the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on January 22, 2026. (Statement via Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Reuters)
According to the AP report, Zelenskyy said that he assigned Umerov to discuss a possible prisoner exchange. He added that Ukraine wants talks with Russia to be held next week.
The Trump administration’s push to end years of war has brought Russian and Ukrainian envoys to the table in both Abu Dhabi and Geneva, but the meetings have yet to produce progress for peace.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met separately with President Donald Trump. Zelenskyy said that although a peace agreement is close, territorial disputes continue. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP; Christian Bruna/Getty)
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Last week, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on channel X that he met with Zelenskyy and discussed “Ukraine’s security and deepening defense and economic partnerships.”
“President Trump wants a solution that ends the bloodshed once and for all,” Rubio wrote.
Also last week, Zelenskyy said he had met with Witkoff and Kushner ahead of trilateral meetings in Geneva, which the Ukrainian government said he expected would be “really productive.”
Zelenskyy wrote to “I thank President Trump, his team and the American people for their support,” Zelenskyy wrote.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the United States gave Ukraine and Russia until June to end the war. (Viktor Kovalchuk/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images; Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg via Getty Images; Kristina Solovyova / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)
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On Tuesday, the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Zelenskyy stood firm, saying Putin had not defeated Ukraine or broken the country’s spirit. This statement came as Ukrainian forces made their biggest gains since 2024, AP reported, citing the Institute for the Study of War. The institute noted that Ukrainian forces pushed back the Russian army along the front line in the eastern regions of the country.
The State Department did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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