The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that after the talks held in Geneva between the Ukrainian and American delegations, the "list of necessary steps" in the American framework for peace has now been shortened and has become more realistic. He announced this in his traditional evening video address, quoted by the "Ukrinform" agency.
"Today our delegation returned from Geneva. And now the list of steps necessary to end the war can become operational. After Geneva, the points are no longer 28, but fewer, and many correct things have been taken into account in this framework," Zelensky said. According to him, more work is ahead to make it "worthy" the final document.
The president stressed that "Ukraine will never be an obstacle to peace" and confirmed his readiness to work "as quickly as possible", including through personal talks with Donald Trump on the sensitive elements of the future agreement.
Zelensky warned that despite diplomatic efforts, Russia would not reduce pressure on Ukraine. "In the coming weeks, we must be especially attentive to air alert signals", he said, and urged partners to take into account intelligence assessments of upcoming Russian strikes.
"If there are negotiations and a constructive approach, if we are really moving towards an end to the war, there can be no missiles and massive strikes on Ukraine. The powerful in the world can guarantee this," the Ukrainian president said.
US media earlier reported that the administration of President Donald Trump had held secret consultations with Russia on the development of a new peace plan. According to Axios, the document was structured into 28 points in four areas: peace in Ukraine, security guarantees, European security, and future US relations with Russia and Ukraine.
Media reports claimed that the plan included proposals for Ukraine to relinquish control over part of the territories in Donbas, reduce its army and a significant amount of weapons - in exchange for US security guarantees, the mechanism of which was not clarified.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was initially quoted by congressmen as saying that the document was a "Russian wish list", but later denied this, stressing that "the proposal was developed by the US". After talks between Kiev and Washington on Sunday, Rubio said that Trump's plan was based on proposals from Russia and Ukraine and was seen as a starting point for future talks.