Some changes will be made to "peace plan", US state secretary says after Geneva talks
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sunday 23 November that Washington is making certain changes to its "peace proposals" following the talks in Geneva.
Source: Sky News, as reported by European Pravda
Details: Rubio said at the Geneva talks that the delegations had had "probably the most productive and meaningful meeting in this entire process [the peace talks – ed.]".
"We have a very good work product that was already built on a foundation of input from all the relative parties involved here, and we were able to go through some of those items now, point by point. And I think we've made good progress," the secretary of state said.
He added that the delegations are currently working on "some of the suggestions that were proffered to us".
Quote: "So we're working through, making some changes in the hopes of further narrowing the differences and getting closer to something that both Ukraine and obviously the United States are very comfortable with."
Background:
- Following reports from the Ukrainian team at the Geneva talks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the US proposals may incorporate a number of elements reflecting Ukrainian perspectives that are vital to its national interests.
- The US has also spoken privately of progress having been made during the Geneva negotiations.
- Andrii Yermak, leader of the Ukrainian negotiating team and Head of the President's Office, reported that the first session with the US delegation had concluded and called it "very productive", adding that a second meeting with Ukraine's European partners will follow later on Sunday.
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