Kyiv says Russia accepted US plan for Ukraine security guarantees

Firefighters work at the site of a residential building damaged during Russian drone and missile strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, February 22, 2026. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

KYIV, Feb 28 (Reuters) - ⁠Russia said at recent talks in Geneva it ⁠would accept the U.S. proposal for Ukraine's ‌post-war security guarantees, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's chief of staff said on Saturday.

"At the last talks, the Russian side said for ​example that they would accept ⁠the security guarantees offered ⁠to Ukraine by the United States," said top aide ⁠Kyrylo ‌Budanov in an interview aired on Ukrainian television.