New twist to Ukraine-Russia conflict? Russia, US planning on naming negotiators for peace talks

After Donald Trump came to power in the United States, the Ukraine-Russia peace talks appear to have taken center stage, and now the US and Russia have decided upon establishing teams to end the ongoing conflict since 2022. However, this call has seen a strong rebuke coming from Ukraine’s end due to its exclusion, according to an AFP report.

European nations to be included ‘at some point’

The Donald Trump administration has finally acknowledged that European nations may be included in these peace talks at some point. This development comes in from the Riyadh gathering that lasted for more than four hours, but Ukraine has heavily slammed the fact of being excluded from this high-level meeting concerning the peace talks of the ongoing Ukraine-Russia conflict.

According to AFP, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that the negotiations and peace talks should be fair and should involve European nations, including Turkey, a country that has already agreed to host the negotiation talks. There are concerns from senior European leaders that Washington could end up giving Putin too many concessions than required and Russia could become the major beneficiary of the peace talks.

‘Hig-level teams’ to work on ending conflict

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, during the high-level meeting, agreed to assign some dedicated teams who would work on the path towards ending the three-year-long conflict between Ukraine and Russia, according to a recent statement by the US State Department.

FAQs:

When did the Ukraine-Russia conflict begin?
The geopolitical tensions between Ukraine and Russia began back in the year 2022 and are still ongoing.

Have Russia and Ukraine entered peace talks?
Russia and Ukraine may join peace talks soon, as per reports, as major developments around its progress is still underway.