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NYT: After Geneva Talks, Russia Made Unexpected Offer to Ukraine’s Delegation

From Delfi · () Lithuanian

Translated from Lithuanian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Russian representatives reportedly invited Ukraine’s delegation to continue peace talks in Moscow after a round of negotiations in Geneva.
  • Ukrainian delegation leader Kyrylo Budanov said he was prepared to take any step toward ending the war if the conditions were acceptable to Ukraine.
  • The delegation did not travel to Moscow, and the talks later reached an impasse.

After a round of peace talks in Geneva at the beginning of 2026, Russian representatives unexpectedly proposed that Ukraine’s delegation continue negotiations in Moscow, according to The New York Times.

The newspaper suggested that the Ukrainian officials might have met Russian President Vladimir Putin in the capital had they accepted. The proposal put Kyrylo Budanov, who led Ukraine’s delegation in Geneva, in a difficult position because Russia had previously placed him on a wanted list.

“I am ready to take any step that would help end the war if the conditions were acceptable to Ukraine,” Budanov said in an interview the previous weekend. In the end, the Ukrainian delegation did not travel to Moscow.

Budanov himself disclosed the previously unreported proposal. The New York Times noted that negotiations entered an impasse soon after Ukraine declined the invitation.

I am ready to take any step that would help end the war if the conditions were acceptable to Ukraine.

· Kyrylo BudanovHe described his willingness to pursue talks while insisting that Ukraine’s conditions must be acceptable.
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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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