Geneva Dialogue reaffirmed “that any future agreement must fully respect Ukraine’s sovereignty and achieve a just and sustainable peace,” the two sides say.
Washington and Kiev declared that, following talks held in Geneva, they “developed an updated and improved peace framework”, after reaffirming that “any future agreement must fully respect Ukraine’s sovereignty”.
In a joint statement, released on Sunday by the White House, it is stated that the talks proposed by Washington to seal peace between Ukraine and Russia were “constructive, focused and respectful”, as well as productive, as they “showed significant progress in harmonizing positions and identifying clear next steps”.
The Geneva dialogue reaffirmed “that any future agreement must fully respect Ukraine’s sovereignty and achieve a just and sustainable peace,” the two sides say.
“As a result of the talks, the parties developed an updated and improved peace framework”, adds the statement, which also reads that “the Ukrainian delegation reaffirmed its gratitude for the strong commitment of the United States and personally of President Donald J. Trump for the tireless efforts to end the war and the loss of life”.
The text insists that, as representatives of both countries stated on Sunday, the final approval of the new roadmap for peace in Ukraine depends on the presidents of both nations, who will continue to “work intensively on joint proposals in the coming days” and remain “in close contact with European partners as the process progresses”.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday gave a positive assessment of the Geneva meetings and stated, in more cautious language than in the joint statement, that the changes to the peace plan had been made in accordance with the Ukrainian position.
Many experts criticized the plan initially presented by Washington – to which Trump also associated an ultimatum, which expires on Thursday – and argued that it is too favorable to Russian demands that Kiev reduce the army, cede territory to Moscow and commit to never applying for NATO membership.
In turn, the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, assured at the end of Sunday’s talks in Geneva that there are still outstanding points to review in the plan with Ukraine, but that “none of them are insurmountable” and that he is confident that an agreement will be reached.
