The Russian delegation arrived at the InterContinental Hotel for talks on Ukraine

The Russian delegation arrived at the InterContinental Hotel to participate in the second day of negotiations on February 18 in Geneva. Footage of the arrival was distributed by the Russian Foreign Ministry.

In the video, the motorcade of the Russian delegation drives up to the hotel building. The second day of the trilateral negotiations on Ukraine has begun.

Earlier in the day, it was reported that negotiations would begin at 11:00 Moscow time. The trilateral talks are taking place in Geneva for two days, on February 17 and 18. The first day of consultations ended the day before. According to the Izvestia source, the negotiations were intense and lasted six hours.

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Earlier in the day, US President's special envoy Stephen Witkoff said that the parties had made significant progress during the discussions. He thanked Switzerland for allowing the meeting, adding that the Russian Federation and Ukraine would inform their leaders about the results and continue working to reach an agreement.

At the same time, Axios journalist Barak Ravid, citing sources, reported that the negotiations in Geneva could allegedly "stall." He did not specify which issues were causing difficulties. Umerov has already discussed with the United States and the European Union (EU) the preliminary results of the Geneva meeting.

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