US has given Ukraine and Russia June deadline to end war: Zelenskyy

Al JazeeraCenterEN 3 min read 100% complete by By News AgenciesFebruary 7, 2026 at 12:55 PM

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According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the US has set a June deadline for Ukraine and Russia to reach a peace agreement to end their nearly four-year war. Zelenskyy stated that the US is likely to put pressure on both parties to meet this timeline. The Trump administration has also proposed a new round of trilateral talks in Miami next week, which Ukraine has confirmed it will attend. These developments follow US-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi that yielded little progress, with Russia demanding Ukraine withdraw from the Donbas region, a condition Kyiv rejects. Despite the lack of a breakthrough, both sides recently agreed to exchange 157 prisoners of war each, and Zelenskyy indicated that prisoner swaps will continue.

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