Zelenskiy says deal close on ceasefire monitoring, land issue needs leaders

February 18, 2026 4:39 PM EST

FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a press conference with Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda and Polish President Karol Nawrocki at the Presidential Palace in Vilnius, Lithuania, January 25, 2026. REUTERS/Kuba Stezycki/File Pho

KYIV, ‌Feb 18 (Reuters) - ​Ukrainian ​President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said ‌that Russia and ⁠Ukraine were close ‌to having a ‌document establishing how any ceasefire to ​end the four-year war would ⁠be monitored, following U.S.-brokered peace ​talks in Geneva on Wednesday.

Speaking on ​Piers Morgan ‌Uncensored, Zelenskiy said that progress ⁠on 'political' issues had been slower ⁠and that the country's ​leaders could try to hammer out a deal ‌among themselves over the most ‌divisive issue ⁠of ‌land.

(Reporting by ​Yuliia Dysa; Editing by Daniel ‌Flynn)



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