US President Donald Trump has expressed cautious optimism about the outcome of peace talks between Ukraine and Russia, following meetings in Geneva. The White House reports an ‘updated and refined peace framework’ has been developed, though specifics remain undisclosed. Ukrainian and European allies have pushed back on some terms, while Russia has not yet received official details from the negotiations.
Washington presented Kiev with the proposal last week, giving it until Thursday to respond. Ukrainian and US delegations then met with key European NATO backers in Geneva on Sunday, after which the White House said in a statement that an ‘updated and refined peace framework’ had been drafted, with final decisions on it to be made by Trump and Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky.
Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform on Monday,