ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE: Representatives of Ukraine and Russia will meet in Geneva on Tuesday (February 17) and Wednesday (February 18) for a fresh round of U.S.-mediated peace talks that the Kremlin says are likely to focus on land, the main sticking point.

"It's going to be very easy," U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Monday (February 16), adding that "Ukraine better come to the table fast."

Trump is pressing Moscow and Kyiv to reach a deal to end Europe's biggest war since 1945, though Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has complained that his country is facing the greatest pressure to make concessions.

Russia is demanding that Ukraine cede the remaining 20% of the eastern region of Donetsk that Moscow has failed to capture - something Kyiv refuses to do.

The Geneva round comes just days before the fourth anniversary, on February 24, of Russia's full-scale invasion of its much smaller neighbor. Tens of thousands of people have been killed, millions have fled their homes, and many Ukrainian cities, towns and villages have been devastated by the conflict.

Russia occupies about 20% of Ukraine's national territory, including Crimea and parts of the eastern Donbas region seized before the 2022 invasion. Its recent air strikes on energy infrastructure have left hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians without heating and power during the course of a harsh winter.

U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will represent the Trump administration at the talks, a source told Reuters. They are also attending talks in Geneva this week with Iran.