Russia's chief negotiator Vladimir Medinsky said the latest round of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in Geneva had been difficult but businesslike, and that a new round of talks would be held soon.⁣ ⁣ The US has been trying to broker a peace deal,, but progress has been halting, with Russia demanding Ukraine withdraw from parts of the eastern Donbas region it still controls, an idea Kyiv has rejected.⁣ ⁣ "The negotiations lasted two days: a very long time yesterday in various formats, and then about two hours today," Medinsky, a senior Kremlin aide, said.⁣ #peacetalks #russia #ukraine ⁣