Ukrainian minister says Geneva talks have been productive

Serhii Kyslytsia, First Deputy Foreign Minister and member of the Ukrainian delegation, has described the talks in Geneva on resolving Russia's war as productive and called on Ukrainians to remain calm.

Source: Kyslytsia on X (Twitter)

Quote: "Stay calm and remain Ukrainians, whatever happens. It was a long but productive Sunday in Geneva."

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.
• Rustem Umierov, Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine (NSDC) and a member of Ukraine's delegation at the negotiations in Geneva, has said that the current draft of the "peace plan" already reflects most of Ukraine's key priorities.
• The UK, Germany and France have prepared counterproposals to the US 28-point "peace plan", including limiting the size of Ukraine's Armed Forces to 800,000 personnel and beginning negotiations from the line of contact. The full text has been released by Reuters.
• US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that significant progress had been made in the Geneva talks on Sunday, while adding that he hadn't seen any European proposals, despite a meeting with national security advisers from European countries.

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