The U.S. and Ukrainian delegations held "productive talks" in Geneva on the peace plan on Sunday, November 23, U.S. Secretary of State Mark Rubio said. According to him, it was "probably the most productive day" on this issue, Bloomberg reported .

"But there are still many challenges ahead, and as the process continues, I wouldn't want to declare victory or put an end to it," Rubio emphasized.

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The U.S. Secretary of State also said that President Donald Trump's proposed November 27 deadline for Ukraine to agree to the U.S. peace plan is not firm and could be pushed back to next week. According to Rubio, any version of the agreement must be approved by Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, as well as Trump and Vladimir Putin, Bloomberg writes.

According to a joint statement by the USA and Ukraine published on the White House website, the sides prepared "an updated and refined framework for a peace agreement" and agreed to "continue intensive work on joint proposals" in the coming days. Specific details of the progress Rubio and Washington and Kiev did not disclose.

Zelensky posted a video on social network X: he called it important that steps to end the conflict be "effective and feasible". He also expressed gratitude to Trump for U.S. efforts to support Kiev after the U.S. president accused the Ukrainian leadership of "zero gratitude" for U.S. aid on social media, Reuters reported .

Context

A 28-point draft peace plan has been published by a number of media outlets, including Bloomberg. This plan envisages, among other things, de facto recognition of Russia's control over Crimea, Luhansk and Donetsk; withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from parts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions that Russia does not currently control. These territories in Donbas will become a neutral demilitarized zone with international recognition for Russia.

Ukraine and European partners prepared a counter draft rejecting a number of the proposed conditions.

This article was AI-translated and verified by a human editor

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