U.S. and Russian participants have met in Switzerland for unofficial talks about the Ukraine war in recent months, including as recently as last week, three sources with knowledge of the matter said.

In 2023, NBC reported that former U.S. national security officials held secret talks with Russians believed to be close to the Kremlin, with some members eventually meeting with Lavrov, the foreign minister.

The USA and Russia conducted secret talks in Switzerland over the past few months about the war in Ukraine. The meetings were unofficial and took place in Switzerland. The details of the discussions remain unknown,