US Secretary of State Marco Rubio projected optimism after what he described as productive discussions between the US and Ukrainian officials in Geneva today, APA reports citing CNN.
“It is my personal view that we’ve had probably the most productive and meaningful meeting so far in this entire process since we’ve been involved,” Rubio told reporters in Switzerland a short time ago.
Rubio described the administration’s 28-point peace plan, which has been criticized on both sides of the aisle for its concessions to Russia, as a “very good work product,” and said it was “built on a foundation of input from all the relevant parties involved here.”
According to a draft, its provisions would include Kyiv ceding territory to Russia, giving up any ambitions to join NATO, and limiting the size of its army.
US and Ukrainian officials, Rubio said, are now meeting separately to work through some adjustments to the plan, with the hopes “of further narrowing the differences.”
Ultimately, he added, US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will need to approve the plan. Rubio said he felt “very comfortable about that happening, given the progress we’ve made.”
Russia will also need to sign off on the plan.
Rubio said there would be additional updates later today.
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