Zelenskyy waits for Geneva briefing as Ukraine weighs next steps

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he expects a full report on Monday evening 24 November from the Ukrainian delegation on the Geneva talks and that further steps will be set after reviewing it.

Source: Zelenskyy on Facebook

Quote: "Our delegation is now returning home, and I am expecting a full report this evening on the progress of the talks in Geneva and the principal emphases of our partners. Based on these reports, we will determine the next steps and the timing."

Details: Zelenskyy added that Ukraine will continue coordinating with Europe and other partners worldwide, aiming to achieve the necessary results.

Background:

• Following reports from the Ukrainian delegation at negotiations in Geneva, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the US proposals might 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, said that the current draft of the "peace plan" already reflects most of Ukraine's key priorities.
• The United Kingdom, Germany and France have prepared counter-proposals to the 28-point US "peace plan", including a cap of 800,000 personnel for Ukraine's Armed Forces and negotiations to start from the current line of contact. The full text has been released by Reuters.
• Following the peace talks in Geneva, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that significant progress had been achieved on Sunday, while noting that he had heard nothing about the proposals made by European representatives, although a meeting did take place with national security advisers from European countries.

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