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The White House said Tuesday that the United States, Ukraine and Russia have moved closer to a possible peace agreement, but some issues still need further discussion.
White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said in a post on X that progress had been made, but some points were still unresolved.
“There are a few delicate, but not insurmountable, details that must be sorted out and will require further talks between Ukraine, Russia, and the United States,” she wrote on X.
The Donald Trump administration has been pushing for negotiations between Kyiv and Moscow.
On Sunday, US and Ukrainian officials held talks in Geneva on the initial 28-point proposal to advance peace efforts in Ukraine, after which both announced the drafting of an “updated and refined” peace framework.
The proposal sparked concerns in Kyiv and among its allies, though Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said late Monday that, following negotiations, the US-drafted plan now has “fewer points” and “many of the right elements.”
Ukraine’s National Defense and Security Council Secretary Rustem Umerov announced Tuesday that Kyiv and Washington reached a “common understanding” during the Geneva talks on the core terms of the US plan.
He added that Kyiv looked forward to organizing a visit by Zelenskyy to the US “at the earliest suitable date in November” to complete the final steps and make a deal with President Donald Trump.
(With inputs from agencies)
