A diplomatic information serviceman secures the entranceway of the InterContinental edifice arsenic U.S. and Ukrainian officials hole for closed-door talks connected ending Russia's warfare successful Ukraine, with the nonstop clip and determination undisclosed, successful Geneva, Switzerland, connected Nov. 23, 2025.
Pierre Albouy | Reuters
Officials from Europe, the United States and Ukraine gathered successful Geneva connected Sunday to sermon a draught program presented by Washington to extremity the Ukraine war, aft Kyiv and its allies voiced alarm implicit what they saw arsenic large concessions to the aggressor Russia.
On Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had until Thursday to o.k. the 28-point plan, which calls connected Ukraine to cede territory, judge limits connected its subject and renounce ambitions to articulation NATO.
For galore Ukrainians, including soldiers warring connected the beforehand lines, specified presumption would magnitude to capitulation aft astir 4 years of warring successful Europe's deadliest struggle since World War II.
Since the program was announced, determination has been sizeable disorder astir who was progressive successful drafting it up. European allies said they had not been consulted.
Top officials get successful Geneva
A U.S. authoritative said U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Secretary of State Marco Rubio had arrived connected Sunday for the talks connected ending Russia's full-scale invasion.
"We anticipation to robust retired the last details...to draught a woody that is advantageous to them (Ukraine)," a U.S. authoritative said. "Nothing volition beryllium agreed connected until the 2 presidents get together," the authoritative said, referring to Trump and Zelenskiy.
Ahead of Rubio's departure for Geneva, Trump said his existent connection for ending the warfare is not his last offer.
A U.S. authoritative said determination would beryllium coordination meetings connected Sunday greeting earlier talks started successful earnest successful Geneva. There would beryllium a afloat time of talks successful antithetic formats betwixt U.S. and Ukrainian officials, the authoritative added.
Ahead of the Geneva gathering, determination were besides affirmative and constructive talks betwixt U.S. and Ukrainian officials, the authoritative said, speaking connected information of anonymity.
Europeans draught program based connected U.S. proposal
Convoys of diplomatic vehicles shuttled done Geneva connected Sunday greeting arsenic the talks were astir to get underway.
U.S. Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll was besides successful Geneva for the talks, portion Ukraine's delegation is led by the caput of Zelenskiy's office, Andriy Yermak.
National information advisers from the E3 confederation of France, Britain and Germany are joining the discussions, alongside the European Union. Italy was besides sending an official.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said helium would talk with Zelenskyy aboriginal connected Sunday astir the bid plan.
European and different Western leaders said connected Saturday the U.S. bid plan, which endorses cardinal Russian demands, was a ground for talks to extremity the warfare but needed "additional work," arsenic they question a amended woody for Kyiv earlier Thursday's deadline.
A German authorities root said a European draught bid plan, which is based connected the U.S. proposal, had been sent to Ukraine and to the U.S. administration.
Before the talks, Zelenskyy warned that Ukraine risked losing its dignity and state — oregon Washington's backing — implicit the plan.
Russian President Vladimir Putin described the program arsenic the ground of a solution to the conflict, but Moscow whitethorn entity to immoderate proposals successful the scheme, which requires its forces to propulsion backmost from immoderate areas they person captured.
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