Russian envoy says progress made on Ukraine peace deal

Russia’s envoy Kirill Dmitriev says talks on a Ukraine peace deal are making progress, while accusing European nations of interfering in the process.

Reuters

February 5, 2026

Russian envoy says progress made on Ukraine peace deal

U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and Russia's presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev speak before a meeting of President Vladimir Putin with U.S. envoys at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, January 22, 2026.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin's envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, said on Thursday that there was progress and a positive movement forward in talks on a Ukraine peace deal.

"The warmongers from Europe, from Britain, are constantly trying to interfere with this process, constantly trying to meddle in it. And the more such attempts there are, the more we see that progress is definitely being made." Dmitriev said.

"There is positive movement forward," he said in comments supplied by his press service.

He said active work was underway on restoring relations with the United States, including within the framework of a U.S.-Russia working group on economy.

-Reporting by Reuters; editing by Guy Faulconbridge/Reuters