STORY: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday (February 18) the latest round of trilateral talks between Kyiv, Moscow and Washington were "not easy", but that the sides agreed further talks would take place.

The U.S.-mediated peace talks in Switzerland ended abruptly after only two hours as President Donald Trump has twice in recent days suggested it was up to Ukraine and Zelenskiy to take steps to ensure the talks were successful.

"We can state that Russia is trying to drag out negotiations that could already have reached the final stage," Zelenskiy wrote on X on Wednesday.

Minutes after Zelenskiy's comments, Russia's state news agency RIA reported that the talks had ended.

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Zelenskiy says Geneva talks 'not easy' but more meetings planned

VIDEO SHOWS: UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKIY TALKING VIA VIDEO LINK TO UKRAINIAN DELEGATION / STILL IMAGES OF ZELENSKIY AT MUNICH SECURITY CONFERENCE / AUDIO MESSAGES OF ZELENSKIY COMMENTING ON PEACE TALKS

EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: THIS EDIT CONTAINS AUDIO MESSAGES OVERLAYED WITH STILL IMAGES AND WHITE FLASHES.

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SHOWS: KYIV, UKRAINE (FEBRUARY 18, 2026) (UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE - Access all) (MUTE)

1. VARIOUS OF UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKIY TALKING VIA VIDEO LINK TO UKRAINIAN PEACE TALKS DELEGATION

2. WHITE FLASH

MUNICH, GERMANY (FEBRUARY 14, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all)

3. STILL IMAGE OF ZELENSKIY

AUDIO ONLY: UNKNOWN LOCATION (FEBRUARY 18, 2026) (UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE - Access all)

(SOUNDBITE) (Ukrainian) UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT, VOLODYMYR ZELENSKIY, SAYING:

"So far the positions differ, because the negotiations were not easy. Therefore, my subgroup (responsible for the political track) will show me all these nuances as well."

4. WHITE FLASH

MUNICH, GERMANY (FEBRUARY 14, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all)

5. STILL IMAGE OF ZELENSKIY

AUDIO ONLY: UNKNOWN LOCATION (FEBRUARY 18, 2026) (UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE - Access all)

(SOUNDBITE) (Ukrainian) UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT, VOLODYMYR ZELENSKIY, SAYING:

"Regarding the military track, I heard progress. On the political track, there was a dialogue and they agreed to continue. I did not hear the same level of progress there as on the military track."