Zelensky and Putin Delegations End Tense First Day of Geneva Talks

Representatives of Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Putin concluded a tense first day of peace negotiations in Geneva mediated by the USA and the EU.The six-hour session involving Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner followed a wave of Russian missile strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure that caused power outages.Rustem Umerov led the Ukrainian team as internal divisions persist between Kyrylo Budanov and Andriy Yermak regarding the pace of a settlement.Discussions are set to continue on Wednesday with the participation of four European countries to address territorial borders and security guarantees.