US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he hopes Ukraine reaches a deal with Russia “fast” ahead of Tuesday’s Washington-brokered talks in Geneva between Moscow and Kyiv.
“Ukraine better come to the table, fast,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One while travelling to Washington.
Trump is pushing to end the conflict that began when Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, but two previous rounds of US-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi failed to produce any breakthrough.
Both sides have said the discussions were productive, yet they remain far apart on the crucial issue of territory.
Moscow has maintained its demands in the talks for sweeping territorial and political concessions from Ukraine, which Kyiv has rejected as tantamount to capitulation.
Trump’s top envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner will be part of the US delegation, while former Russian culture minister Vladimir Medinsky will lead Moscow’s team.
Rustem Umerov, head of Ukraine’s National Security Council, will represent Kyiv along with several other officials.
