Russia's presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky speaks during a press conference on the day of the third round of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, in Istanbul, Turkey, July 23, 2025. REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya/File Photo MOSCOW,

U.S.-brokered talks between Russian and Ukrainian envoys are continuing in Geneva, with both sides apparently still far apart on peace terms

Peace talks between Ukraine and Russia in Geneva ended abruptly on Wednesday after only two hours, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy saying that the discussions had been "difficult" and accusing Russia of deliberately seeking to delay progress toward a deal to end the four-year-old war.

Ukrainian firefighters search through the rubble after Russian attacks on residential areas of the north-eastern Ukrainian city of Sumy Russian and Ukrainian delegations have ended the first day of US-brokered peace talks in Geneva,

Representatives of Ukraine and Russia will meet in Geneva ⁠on ⁠Tuesday and Wednesday for a fresh round ⁠of U.S.-mediated peace talks that the Kremlin says are likely to focus on land, the ​main sticking point.

The latest U.S.-brokered talks between Russian and Ukrainian envoys over Russia’s all-out invasion of Ukraine ended Wednesday with no sign of a breakthrough and with both sides saying the talks were “difficult” as the war’s fourth anniversary approaches next week.

Also in Geneva will be American, Russian and Ukrainian military chiefs, who will discuss how ceasefire monitoring might work after any peace deal, and what's needed to implement it.

Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States says her country is ready to make a peace deal, pushing back on President Trump’s remarks this week suggesting Kyiv was to blame for stalled negotiations