U.S. President Donald Trump has indicated cautious optimism regarding potential progress in peace talks between Ukraine and Russia after delegations from Washington and Kyiv met in Geneva.
The White House stated that an updated peace framework has been drafted, with final decisions to be made by Trump and President Vladimir Zelensky. However, the original 28-point plan, which includes contentious provisions like de facto recognition of Russian control over Crimea and Donbass, has not been made public. Ukrainian and U.S. delegations met with key European NATO backers, who modified the proposal to push back on territorial concessions and military limits. Russia has not received official details on the revised plans as the Kremlin stated it had not been informed of the outcome of the Geneva talks.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio earlier said the US and Ukraine had made a tremendous amount of progress on the framework, while stressing that Russian agreement is essential for any deal to hold. Reports indicate that the original plan included clauses previously rejected by Ukraine and its European allies, such as de facto recognition of Russian control over Crimea and Donbass, Ukraine abandoning its ambitions to join NATO, and downsizing its military. Ukraine’s European backers submitted a modified version of the proposal that pushes back on limits to Kiev’s armed forces and on territorial concessions.
The Kremlin said on Monday that Russia had not received any official information about the outcome of the Geneva talks or any revised proposal and declined to comment on media reports. Moscow confirmed earlier that it had received Washington’s draft, with President Vladimir Putin noting on Friday that “it could form the basis of a final peace settlement.” This development comes amidst ongoing tensions and international diplomatic efforts to resolve the Ukraine conflict, with the United States playing a pivotal role in brokering the peace plan.