Who is Vladimir Medinsky, the nationalist historian leading Russia’s peace talks delegation?
France 24 Europe
by Paul MILLARFebruary 17, 2026
Russia’s delegation to the latest round of US-brokered peace talks between Kyiv and Moscow in Geneva is once again being led by ultraconservative historian and presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky – a man who rewrote Russia’s history textbooks to justify Moscow’s all-out invasion of Ukraine.
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Originally published on France 24 Europe on 2/17/2026