In Geneva, Ukraine talks face impasse as Russia holds firm on demands

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Democracy Dies in Darkness

High casualties and economic trouble signal time is no longer on Russia’s side, but Moscow isn’t backing off political and territorial demands to weaken Ukraine.

February 17, 2026 at 6:13 a.m. EST9 minutes ago

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Munich Security Conference last week. (Johannes Simon/Getty Images)

Heading into a new round of negotiations in Geneva on Tuesday, Russia ratcheted up the pressure on Ukraine to accept a peace deal on the Kremlin’s terms and launched another massive missile and drone strike targeting Ukraine’s energy and critical infrastructure overnight.

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