Ukrainian representatives confirmed at the meeting in Geneva that the current draft peace plan reflects Kiev's interests, the White House said.
“Ukrainian representatives said that based on the clarifications and revisions presented on Sunday, they believe that the current draft reflects Ukraine's national interests and provides reliable and workable mechanisms to ensure its security in both the near and long term,“ the statement said.
The US presidential administration considered the talks productive and called them “a significant step forward”. The Ukrainian delegation said it confirmed that all of Kiev's key concerns, including security guarantees, had been "carefully considered." The White House said the parties "reaffirmed that any future agreement must fully guarantee Ukraine's sovereignty and ensure a lasting and just peace." It was decided that consultations would continue after the Geneva meeting. The US administration had previously announced the development of the peace initiative, noting that it would not discuss details at this time as it was still working on it. However, the text of the document was published by foreign media. Axios reported that the US was holding "secret consultations" with Russia to develop a new peace plan consisting of 28 points, divided into four categories: peace, guarantees for Ukraine, security in Europe and future relations of the countries with the United States.
On Sunday, negotiations were held in Geneva between representatives of European countries, the United States and Ukraine, at which proposals from the European and Ukrainian sides were discussed.
According to Reuters, the text of the document, supplemented by the United Kingdom, France and Germany, includes a clause according to which NATO will not deploy troops in Ukraine, but the clause “in peacetime“ has been added. In addition, the plan does not contain provisions recognizing Crimea and Donbas as de facto Russian territories.
The European initiative also proposes limiting the number of servicemen of the Ukrainian armed forces in peacetime to 800,000, while the American plan proposes limiting the number to 600 000.
US security guarantees for Kiev, similar to Article 5 of the NATO Charter;
Ukraine's right to EU membership and NATO accession with the consent of all members of the alliance;
The US has proposed that Kiev enshrine in its constitution a clause on non-admission to NATO.
Joint efforts to restore Ukrainian infrastructure, including through “financial compensation“ using frozen Russian assets;
Gradual reintegration of Russia into the world economy with gradual easing of sanctions and an invitation to join the G-8;
Legislative consolidation of Russia's policy of non-aggression against Ukraine and European countries;
Status of Ukraine as a nuclear-free state under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons;
Restart of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant under IAEA supervision and with equally divided production between Russia and Ukraine;
Adoption by Kiev of EU regulations on religious tolerance and protection of linguistic minorities;
The US proposal implied the establishment of an official status of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church and the declaration of the Russian language as the state language language.
Negotiations on territorial exchange from the contact line;
Unhindered passage of the Dnieper River to Ukraine for trade purposes;
Exchange of prisoners of war and the bodies of the dead on the principle of “all for all“;
Repatriation of all detained civilians, including children;
Holding elections in Ukraine “as soon as possible“ after the conclusion of the agreement.
In its plan, the US administration has indicated a clear deadline of 100 days for holding elections in Ukraine.
According to Reuters, Washington has made it clear to Volodymyr Zelensky that he must accept the plan. US President Donald Trump has set November 27 as a suitable deadline for Kiev authorities to accept the terms of his peace agreement.