Geneva: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that a proposed halt to attacks on energy infrastructure will be a topic of discussion at the upcoming peace talks in Geneva. However, he declined to provide further details, stating that the matter would not be addressed publicly at this stage. Speaking to reporters in Munich, Zelenskyy avoided elaboration when pressed about the agenda for the next round of negotiations.

According to Anadolu Agency, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, Rustem Umerov, confirmed that the issue is expected to be raised during the negotiations. Umerov stated, "This issue will be discussed during the negotiations, but we cannot discuss it publicly." An energy truce involves a mutual suspension of strikes on critical energy infrastructure, which have been frequent targets during the ongoing conflict.

Zelenskyy did not specify the potential components of such an arrangement as the exchange of attacks on infrastructure continues. These comments precede a new round of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, scheduled for February 17-18 in Geneva, Switzerland. The Kremlin has announced that the meeting will occur in a trilateral format involving Russia, the US, and Ukraine, without European representatives.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov noted that Russia's delegation will be led by presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky, describing the talks as the next step in a US-mediated process. Russia and Ukraine previously engaged in two rounds of talks in Abu Dhabi in January and earlier this month, which resulted in a prisoner exchange agreement. Ukrainian officials, including Umerov, have indicated that Kyiv's delegation is preparing for the Geneva meeting with the goal of achieving a sustainable and lasting peace.