Rubio: Tremendous progress in negotiations with Ukrainians, Europeans on peace proposal
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said tremendous progress has been made during negotiations with Ukrainian counterparts
WASHINGTON, United States (MNTV) – US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said tremendous progress has been made during negotiations with Ukrainian and European counterparts, though more work remains.
US President Donald Trump’s proposal for ending the war in Ukraine has been reduced from 28 points to 19 after talks in Geneva, US and Ukrainian officials said, describing the discussions as constructive but not final, according to media reports.
A joint US-Ukraine statement said the meeting showed “meaningful progress toward aligning positions.”
People briefed on the talks told the Financial Times that nine provisions were removed from the original draft but did not specify which ones.
European officials had earlier objected to several points related to sanctions and frozen Russian assets, saying those decisions fall under EU authority.
Finnish President Alexander Stubb called the reduction a “step forward,” while stressing that several major issues must still be resolved.
The 28-point US plan to end the more than three-and-a-half-year war is on the table in Geneva, where representatives of Washington, Kyiv, and European capitals met to discuss details.
Trump said Saturday that the US-drafted plan would not be his “final offer,” as the proposal has triggered concerns in Kyiv and among its allies.
The draft appears to require Ukraine to surrender additional territory to Russia, limit the size of its military, and formally abandon its bid to join NATO. Trump has given his Ukrainian counterpart until Thursday to respond.
Zelenskyy said he faces a difficult choice: either the “loss of our dignity or the risk of losing a key partner.”
On Saturday, the leaders of nine European countries plus Japan, Canada, and top EU officials expressed concern over proposed limitations on Ukraine’s armed forces, warning that such restrictions “would leave Ukraine vulnerable to future attack.”
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