Following high-level talks in Geneva, the US and Ukraine have presented an updated peace plan to end the war with Russia, though several major issues are still not settled.
The United States and Ukraine announced on Sunday that they have established an updated and improved peace framework to end their nearly four-year-old war with Russia. The changes follow high-level talks in Geneva and address concerns that the previous version, supported by President Donald Trump, was too favorable to Moscow.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio described the urgent talks as “very meaningful” and said they were the best the US has had with Ukraine since Trump returned to power.
Rubio also downplayed Trump’s deadline for Ukraine to respond to the plan, saying the priority is to stop the fighting as soon as possible. He said talks could continue on Monday and beyond.
The new development comes after Trump said Ukraine was not grateful for American efforts in the war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked the US president for his support.
“This is a very delicate moment,” Rubio said of what still needs to be worked out. “Some of it is economics or language. Others require high-level decisions and consultations. I think others just need more time to work.”
Details of several key unresolved issues remain unclear, including how Ukraine’s security against Russia will be ensured and the role of NATO.
A separate White House statement said the revised plan included stronger security guarantees and that the Ukrainian delegation reported that the framework “reflects their national interests.” Ukrainian officials have not issued a separate statement.
European officials involved in the talks proposed a revised version of the original US plan, which contradicts the proposed limits on Kiev’s armed forces and suggests territorial concessions.
Under the European proposal, Ukraine would be able to maintain a much larger army than the US plan, and negotiations on potential land swaps would begin along existing fronts, rather than a preconceived idea of what areas Russia should occupy.
The original 28-point blueprint drawn up by the US had raised concerns in Kiev and several European capitals. Zelensky warned that his country could soon have to make a difficult choice between maintaining its sovereign rights and the vital US support it relies on.
The proposal includes several Russian demands that Zelensky has repeatedly and explicitly rejected, including the handover of large areas of territory.
After the Geneva talks, Rubio said that the unresolved issues in the original plan had now been reduced to a minimum.
