Trilateral talks on Ukraine resume in Geneva on day two

The second day of trilateral talks among Ukraine, the United States and Russia began in Geneva on Wednesday.

Ukraine's chief negotiator Rustem Umerov, also Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council Secretary, confirmed the start of the second day of negotiations.

In a post on social media platform X, Umerov said consultations were taking place in working groups across the political and military tracks. "We are working on clarifying the parameters and mechanisms of the decisions discussed yesterday," he wrote.

"We are focused on substantive work. We will provide additional information on the results."

The two-day negotiations, held behind closed doors, are expected to address territorial issues, military matters, political and economic concerns, as well as security arrangements, Russia's state news agency TASS reported.

U.S. presidential special envoy Steve Witkoff said on Tuesday that the first-day talks made "meaningful progress."

Russia's delegation includes presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin and other officials, the Kremlin confirmed on Monday.

The United States is represented by Witkoff and Jared Kushner, son-in-law of the U.S. president.

Two previous rounds of trilateral talks, held in Abu Dhabi on January 23–24 and February 4–5 this year, focused on potential disengagement between Russian and Ukrainian forces, ceasefire monitoring mechanisms and the establishment of a coordination center, but did not resolve key territorial issues.

(With input from Xinhua)