One other spherical of U.S.-brokered talks between envoys from Russia and Ukraine will happen subsequent week in Geneva, days forward of the fourth anniversary of the all-out Russian invasion of its neighbour, officers in Moscow and Kyiv mentioned on Friday, February 13, 2026.
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Drone strikes killed one individual in Ukraine and one other in Russia, officers mentioned on Saturday (February 14, 2026), forward of recent talks subsequent week geared toward ending the battle.
An aged lady died when a Russian drone hit a residential constructing within the Black Sea port metropolis of Odesa, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service mentioned.
In Russia, a civilian was killed in a Ukrainian drone strike on a automotive within the border area of Bryansk, regional Gov. Alexander Bogomaz mentioned.
The assaults got here a day after a Ukrainian missile strike on the Russian border metropolis of Belgorod killed two folks and wounded 5, in response to regional Gov. Vyacheslav Gladkov.
In the meantime, one other spherical of U.S.-brokered talks between envoys from Russia and Ukraine will happen subsequent week in Geneva, days forward of the fourth anniversary of the all-out Russian invasion of its neighbour, officers in Moscow and Kyiv mentioned on Friday.
Talks between envoys from Russia and Ukraine
The discussions will likely be held on Tuesday (February 17, 2026) and Wednesday (February 18, 2026), Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov mentioned in an announcement carried by Russian information businesses.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s communications adviser, Dmytro Lytvyn, confirmed the brand new spherical of negotiations.
The talks happen in opposition to a backdrop of continued preventing alongside the roughly 1,250-kilometre (750-mile) entrance line, relentless Russian bombardment of civilian areas of Ukraine and the nation’s energy grid, and Kyiv’s nearly each day long-range drone assaults on war-related property on Russian soil.
Earlier U.S.-led efforts to seek out consensus on ending the battle, most just lately two rounds of talks in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, have didn’t resolve troublesome points, equivalent to the way forward for Ukraine’s Donbas industrial heartland that’s largely occupied by Russian forces.
Munich Safety Convention
Talking on the annual Munich Safety Convention on Saturday, Mr. Zelenskyy repeatedly thanked American and European allies for serving to Ukraine by offering air defence programs that defend infrastructure like energy crops and “save lives.” “Russian assaults occur nearly each evening in Ukraine, and no less than as soon as every week, large strikes,” he mentioned, talking in English. “With out you People, Europeans, and everybody who stands with us, it might have been very, very troublesome to carry on.” He reiterated his perception that safety ensures for Ukraine should come earlier than any peace settlement with Russia.
Mr. Zelenskyy mentioned final week that america has given Ukraine and Russia a June deadline to achieve a deal. Earlier deadlines given by U.S. President Donald Trump have handed largely with out consequence.
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