Rubio and Witkoff to kick off US-Ukraine peace talks in Geneva
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Rubio and Witkoff to kick off US-Ukraine peace talks in Geneva
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and President Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff will lead a United States delegation meeting in Geneva to discuss a new proposal for peace in Ukraine.
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The aim is to reach a solution that can be rapidly approved by both the US and Ukrainian presidents.
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“Our intention is to obtain the best possible agreement for the Ukrainians”, a US official told Keystone-ATS. US Secretary of the Army Daniel Driscoll has already landed in Geneva on Saturday.
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Officials from European countries also want to be part of the talks, according to media reports.
The leaders of Canada, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, the UK, Germany, Norway and senior EU officials issued a joint statement from a G20 summit on Saturday expressing concern that the 28-point proposal on the table “would leave Ukraine vulnerable to attack”.
However, the US source confirmed that no meetings with European representatives are planned at this stage during these talks, which will take place at the US mission in Geneva and are scheduled to last one day only. Nor any engagement with the press.
A discussion with the Russians is due to take place at a later date. The Ukrainian delegation will be led by the head of the presidential administration, Andrey Yermak.
* this article will be updated as more details become known
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