Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday that a proposed peace plan now under discussion with the United States and Europe has incorporated “correct” points, but sensitive issues were to be discussed with US President Donald Trump.
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“As of now, after [talks in] Geneva, there are fewer points, no longer 28, and many correct elements have been incorporated into this framework,” Zelensky said in his nightly video address.
“Our team has already reported today on the new draft of steps and this is truly the right approach. The sensitive issues, the most delicate points, I will discuss with President Trump.”
Zelensky spoke after the United States pressed Ukraine to accept its proposals to end the war with Russia during talks in Geneva, which took place on Sunday. The US plan, originally made up of 28 points, would see Ukraine effectively cede its eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions to Russia and slash the size of its army – demands that Kyiv has decried as unacceptable.
US and Ukrainian officials have sought to narrow the gaps between them over the plan. In a joint statement on Monday, Washington and Kyiv said they had drafted a “refined peace framework”, without offering specifics.
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