Ukraine urges acceleration of peace talks, says only Trump can broker deal


FILE PHOTO: A man installs an OSB board in place of a broken window at his apartment building damaged during a Russian overnight drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine February 5, 2026. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich/File Photo

KYIV, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Kyiv's foreign minister has ‌said the Ukrainian and Russian leaders need to meet in person to hash out the hardest remaining issues in peace talks, and that only U.S. President Donald Trump has ‌the power to bring about an agreement.

Ukraine wants to accelerate the efforts to end the four-year-old war and capitalise on momentum in the U.S.-brokered talks before other factors ‌come into play, such as campaigning for the U.S. Congressional mid-term elections in November, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said in an interview.

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