Issued on: 17/02/2026 - 21:28

Ukrainian and Russian negotiators concluded the first of two days of US-mediated peace talks in Geneva on Tuesday, though neither side signalled they were any closer to ending Europe's deadliest conflict since World War II. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, John Lough, Head of Foreign Policy at the New Eurasian Strategies Centre, explains that both Ukraine and Russia give the impression they are 'putting up a performance for president Trump'.

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