Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday that Kiev sees "many prospects" for peace in the war between Ukraine and Russia after talks between the Ukrainian and American delegations over the weekend in Geneva, Reuters and DPA reported, quoted by BTA.
“After the Geneva talks, we see many prospects that could make the path to peace real. There are solid results, but much work remains to be done”, he wrote in “Ex” after a telephone conversation with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Washington and Kiev have reached an agreement on the most important points of the plan proposed by the United States to end the war in Ukraine, a senior Ukrainian official was quoted by DPA as saying.
“Our delegations have reached a common understanding on the main terms of the agreement discussed in Geneva“, said Rustem Umerov, a former defense minister who is now the secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council and a member of his country's negotiating team. “We are now counting on the support of our European partners in our next steps. "We look forward to organizing a visit of the Ukrainian president to the United States at the earliest convenient date in November to complete the final steps and conclude a deal with President Trump," Umerov wrote on Facebook.
According to US media, senior members of the US government are currently in Abu Dhabi to discuss the revised plan with a Russian delegation.
US Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll has been holding talks with Russian government officials since yesterday, according to CBS, CNN and the Wall Street Journal. (Wall Street Journal).
Last week, the United States presented a 28-point plan to end the war in Ukraine, which began with the invasion of Russian troops on February 24, 2022.
Initially, the Trump administration's plan appeared to contain most of the Kremlin's conditions for ending the war, but it has since been intensively renegotiated by European and Ukrainian diplomats.
Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier described the original version of the 28-point plan as the basis for a peaceful resolution to the conflict, but warned that the agreement should not be significantly watered down in favor of Kiev.
Last night, Russia carried out a series of attacks on the Ukrainian capital Kiev, killing at least seven people in the strikes, which hit city buildings and energy infrastructure. Also tonight, a Ukrainian attack on southern Russia killed three people and damaged homes, the AP reported, citing authorities.