U.S. Urges Ukraine to adopt Peace Proposal in Genevaโ Talks
Geneva, Switzerland – U.S. officials pressed Ukrainian representatives toโ accept โขa โproposedโฃ peace plan during negotiations in Geneva on Sunday, according to a โhigh-ranking official who โฃspoke to AFP on condition of anonymity.โข The talks, which included allies from Britain, France, Germany, Italy, โฃand the European Union,โข centered on a U.S.-led initiative โto endโ the war with โคRussia.
The american peace โplan โhas been refined during the negotiations, reduced from an initial 28 points โto 19. Ukrainian First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Serhiy Kyslytsia โขindicated that the most sensitive โฃand contentious โฃissues – encompassing territorial disputes and the future relationship between NATO, Russia, and the United States – have been โฃreserved for direct discussion between Presidents Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky.
U.S. Secretaryโข ofโค Stateโ Marco Rubio,who led the American delegation,described โขthe negotiations as “very beneficial” and the most productive day in a “very long time.” โขHe expressed optimism about reaching a resolution, stating, “I feel very optimistic that we canโค get somethingโค done.”
The โคWhite โคHouse released a statement affirming that the meeting concluded withโค a โคshared understanding of โmeaningful progress and emphasized the need for โcontinued close collaboration โฃto achieve โคa lasting and comprehensive peace.โ while pressure on โUkraine eased during โSunday’s discussions, the source stated that “overallโ pressure” to accept the proposal remained.
