Trump Signals ‘Progress’ in Ukraine Peace Talks
US President Donald Trump has indicated cautious optimism about the development in peace talks between Ukraine and Russia after discussions in Geneva. The White House stated that an updated peace framework has been drafted, with final decisions to be made by Trump and Ukraine’s President Zelensky. However, the original proposal, which has not been made public, includes controversial terms that Kiev and its European allies previously rejected, such as recognizing Russian control over Crimea and Donbass. The European Union has reportedly submitted a modified version of the proposal pushing back against these terms, while Russia has not yet received official information about the new proposal.
According to Reuters, 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.”