U.S. and Ukraine Report Progress on Revised 28-Point Peace Framework
Officials hail progress on Trump's 28-point plan amid European fury over concessions.
Senior U.S. and Ukrainian officials emerged from high-stakes Geneva talks on Sunday declaring substantial progress toward finalising an updated 28-point peace framework to halt Russia's nearly four-year invasion, though they disclosed minimal specifics amid lingering divisions over security guarantees and territorial integrity.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio characterised the discussions as the "most productive and meaningful" in months, expressing optimism that presidential approval could follow swiftly, while downplaying President Donald Trump's self-imposed Thursday deadline as flexible to allow further refinements on semantics, consultations, and unresolved elements requiring higher-level intervention.
The evolving blueprint, initially criticised as overly accommodating to Moscow's demands for territorial cessions and military caps, has undergone revisions incorporating Kyiv's core priorities on sovereignty, economic reconstruction, and NATO-aligned protections, according to a White House statement affirming that Ukraine's feedback now shapes a "credible and enforceable" settlement mechanism.
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Ukrainian delegation chief Andriy Yermak echoed the positive tone, stating the talks advanced a "just and lasting peace" while expressing gratitude to Trump for U.S. support, a pointed response to the president's earlier social media rebuke accusing Kyiv of ingratitude; Zelenskyy reinforced this by underscoring Russia's sole culpability for the conflict and the imperative to prevent its recurrence.
Despite the guarded optimism, European allies including Germany, France, and the UK voiced firm opposition to any sovereignty-compromising terms during parallel consultations, with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz affirming alignment with Kyiv and French officials decrying army restrictions as existential threats, as Turkish President Erdogan prepares to urge Putin toward reviving the Black Sea grain corridor amid broader diplomatic manoeuvring.
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