Russia and the United States will establish an economic and security working group to advance matters related to Ukraine.

【Focus: Russia and the US will establish two working groups to handle "economic" and "security" issues respectively】

On December 28, 2025, at night in Moscow time, Yuri Ushakov, a presidential assistant of Russia, told the Kremlin press corps:

Notably, during today's phone call, Russian President Putin agreed to the proposal by US President Trump to continue promoting Ukraine-related work within the framework of two specially established working groups. One will deal with multiple security-related issues, while the other will handle issues in the economic field. The parameters for the operation of these working groups will be agreed upon in the near future. Obviously, it will be at the beginning of (2026).

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