US, Ukraine discuss post-war reconstruction as fighting grinds on


The facade of the InterContinental hotel on the day of U.S.-mediated peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, in Geneva, Switzerland, February 26, 2026. REUTERS/Pierre Albouy

GENEVA/KYIV, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Ukrainian and U.S. ⁠officials met in Geneva on Thursday for talks on post-war reconstruction despite a deadlock in negotiations with Russia, and officials in Kyiv hoped to finalise key details ⁠of a settlement at a trilateral meeting early next month.

Top Ukrainian negotiator Rustem Umerov said the participants at the meeting, which followed a night of ‌Russian attacks on infrastructure, spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy after its conclusion.

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