The statement, which refers to Sunday’s talks in Geneva on the US peace proposal, said the talks were constructive and highly productive. “Discussions showed significant progress towards convergence of positions and determination of clear next steps,” the document states. “They reaffirmed that any future agreement must fully affirm the sovereignty of Ukraine and ensure a sustainable and just peace,” the statement noted, adding that the outcome of the negotiations is a modified and refined peace framework.
The statement states that the US and Ukraine will continue to work intensively on joint proposals in the coming days and that they will remain in close contact with European partners. “The final decision on this framework will be made by the presidents of Ukraine and the USA,” the document mentions.
The joint statement published by the White House also contains an expression of Ukrainian gratitude to the United States and President Trump.
The final form is not yet clear
Already on Sunday evening, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, after a meeting with the Ukrainian delegation in Geneva, said according to Reuters, that enormous progress had been made regarding the plan to end the war in Ukraine. He added that the talks will continue on Monday.
The originally published plan, which was prepared by the United States after consultations with Russian officials, foresees, among other things, that Ukraine will lose a significant part of its territory, including areas that Moscow was not even able to occupy militarily, will limit its army to a maximum of 600,000 soldiers and undertake not to join NATO. According to Reuters, European representatives proposed, among other things, to adjust the limit on the number of Ukrainian soldiers to 800,000 in times of peace and opposed large-scale territorial concessions from Kyiv. It is not clear at this moment what the final form of the proposal will be.
