Zelenskyy: US involvement in ceasefire monitoring agreed upon at Geneva talks

STANISLAV POHORILOV - 18 February, 13:13

Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Photo: Office of the President of Ukraine

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that during the Ukraine-US-Russia negotiations in Geneva on resolving Russia's war against Ukraine, the parties have agreed that monitoring of compliance with a ceasefire would be carried out with the participation of the United States.

Source: Zelenskyy speaking to journalists

Quote: "Our negotiating team has briefed me on the two-day talks. As regards their substance, you know there are two areas – military and political. I want to say that all three sides were constructive on the military component, at least from the briefing I've just received."

Details: Zelenskyy said, "The military knows how to monitor a ceasefire and bring the war to an end if there is political will."

"They [the negotiating parties – ed.] have, in principle, agreed on almost everything there. Monitoring will definitely involve the American side. I consider this a constructive signal," he noted.

The president added that all other technical details regarding the monitoring will be reported by Andrii Hnatov, Chief of Ukraine's General Staff, upon his return from Geneva.

Background:

On the morning of 18 February, the second day of Ukraine-US-Russia talks on the settlement of Russia's war against Ukraine began in Geneva, Switzerland.
Later, Vladimir Medinsky, head of the Russian delegation, stated that the latest round of trilateral talks had concluded. He said that the negotiations lasted about two hours and were "difficult but business-like".

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