Kirill Dmitriev, an envoy of Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin, is ready to carry talks with a US delegation in Geneva "quickly".
Supply: Kremlin-aligned Russian information company RIA Novosti, as reported by European Pravda
Particulars: A supply stated that Dmitriev, who heads the Russian delegation within the Russia-US working group on financial points, is not going to be part of the trilateral talks with Ukraine on 17-18 February.
It’s not recognized whether or not his assembly with the US delegation will happen earlier than or after the Geneva spherical of talks.
Background:
- Earlier on Friday, the Kremlin said that the Russian delegation on the talks shall be led by Putin's aide Vladimir Medinsky. It’s value noting that Medinsky was not a member of the Russian negotiating group on the trilateral talks that resumed earlier this yr within the UAE.
- The subsequent spherical of Ukraine-US-Russia talks in Geneva on 17-18 February was introduced by the pinnacle of the Ukrainian delegation, Rustem Umierov.
- Earlier this week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that the brand new spherical of talks will embody discussions of territorial points.
- Zelenskyy additionally stated earlier that the USA has proposed ending Russia's warfare towards Ukraine by the summer time, as they’ll have a unique precedence later – the US congressional elections.
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