Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says Russia will expand its delegation for the upcoming talks on Ukraine in Geneva.

He noted that Vladimir Putin is in constant contact with the negotiators and gives them direct instructions. According to Peskov, the Geneva discussions are expected to focus on key issues, including the territorial agenda.

Peskov stated that the delegation would be broadened and that, in addition to Vladimir Medinsky, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin and other officials would also travel to Geneva. He stressed that Medinsky remains the head of the Russian delegation and explained that Medinsky did not take part in the contacts in Abu Dhabi because those discussions dealt with security matters that fall within the competence of the military.

Speaking about the special representative of the Russian president for investment and economic cooperation with foreign states, Kirill Dmitriev, Peskov said Dmitriev is working on a separate track within a working group on economic issues, and that this format continues to function actively.

Earlier, Peskov said that the talks on Ukraine in Geneva would continue on 17–18 February and confirmed that the Russian delegation there would be led by Medinsky. It was also reported that US presidential special representative Steve Witkoff and the US president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner are expected to take part in the meeting on the Ukraine settlement.