{"id":32819,"date":"2025-11-24T06:39:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T04:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/?p=32819"},"modified":"2025-11-24T06:39:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T04:39:13","slug":"us-ukrainian-and-european-officials-meet-to-discuss-trumps-peace-plan-for-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/us-ukrainian-and-european-officials-meet-to-discuss-trumps-peace-plan-for-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"US, Ukrainian and European officials meet to discuss Trump\u2019s peace plan for Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Senior officials from the United States, Ukraine, and Europe met in Geneva on November 23, 2025, to discuss the highly contentious 28-point peace proposal that has triggered alarm across Kyiv and European capitals.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The meeting came amid growing confusion over the origins of the plan, accusations that it mirrors Russian demands, and pressure from Washington for Ukraine to accept it within days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The discussions began behind closed doors as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that his country was facing \u201cone of the most difficult moments in our history,\u201d saying Ukraine was being asked to choose between preserving its sovereign rights and maintaining American support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The U.S. delegation in Geneva is led by Secretary of State Rubio and special envoy Steve Witkoff. Ukrainian representation includes Zelenskyy\u2019s chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, and national security secretary Rustem Umerov.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The EU sent senior officials Bjoern Seibert and Pedro Lourtie. National security advisers from France, the United Kingdom, and Germany, known collectively as the E3, also joined the talks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The White House said the aim of the meeting was to coordinate a common response to the U.S. draft and explore modifications to it. Zelenskyy has not publicly rejected the plan but has insisted he expects fair treatment from Washington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Saturday, European allies said they viewed the U.S. plan as a draft and a basis for \u201cadditional work,\u201d signaling their intention to push for substantial revisions.<\/p>\n\n\n

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, U.S. Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll sit before closed-door talks with Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak (not pictured) on ending Russia’s war in Ukraine, at the U.S. Mission in Geneva, Switzerland, on November 23, 2025. (Image Credit: Reuters\/Emma Farge)<\/sup><\/em>

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Ukraine Under Military and Domestic Pressure<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The talks come at a dire time for Ukraine. Russian forces have made incremental but costly gains near Pokrovsk, while Ukrainian commanders report shortages of manpower needed to repel small but frequent Russian incursions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Russia continues its campaign of missile and drone strikes on Ukraine\u2019s energy infrastructure, causing widespread outages. Millions of Ukrainians are facing hours without electricity, heating, or water each day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ukraine has responded with deeper strikes into Russia. On Sunday, Kyiv launched what officials described as one of its largest attacks on a power plant in the Moscow region, causing a major fire and interrupting heating for thousands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zelenskyy is also confronting a domestic corruption scandal that has implicated several officials in his government. Critics say the timing of the scandal could weaken Ukraine\u2019s position in negotiations and reduce public trust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Plan Seen as Favorable to Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 29-point peace plan, first presented by Washington last week, calls on Ukraine to cede territory, scale back its military forces, and abandon its aspirations to join NATO. Several of these points align closely with long-standing demands from Moscow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For many Ukrainians, including soldiers still fighting on the front lines, the terms are viewed as unacceptable after nearly four years of war, Europe\u2019s deadliest conflict since World War Two.<\/p>\n\n\n

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U.S. President Donald J. Trump hosts Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and European allies at the White House for a multilateral meeting on peace talks. (Image Credit: The White House\/via X)<\/sup><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

On Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump said Zelenskyy had until Thursday to approve the proposal. On Saturday, he softened his position, saying the document was \u201cnot a final offer\u201d and that he wanted \u201cto get to peace.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Confusion over the authorship of the proposal intensified the backlash. Some U.S. senators said they were told the plan was merely a Russian \u201cwish list,\u201d an account Secretary of State Marco Rubio later rejected saying that \u201cThe peace proposal was authored by the U.S. It is based on input from the Russian side. But it is also based on previous and ongoing input from Ukraine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A State Department spokesperson accused senators of making \u201cblatantly false\u201d claims, while the White House reiterated that Rubio and Trump\u2019s envoy Steve Witkoff had spent months working on the framework with participation from both Russians and Ukrainians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


European Allies Not Consulted<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

European governments said they were not consulted before the proposal was circulated. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, speaking at the G20 in Johannesburg, said the objective now was to craft a version \u201cacceptable to Ukraine\u201d that could be used in negotiations with Russia. \u201cRight now, I’m not yet convinced we’re going to get the solution President Trump wants in the next few days,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen stated that Ukraine\u2019s borders \u201ccannot be changed by force\u201d and stressed that Ukraine\u2019s military must not be left vulnerable. She added that Europe must have a central role in shaping any settlement. \u201cUkraine must have the freedom to choose its own destiny,\u201d she said, outlining conditions she considered essential for a durable peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Von der Leyen emphasized that limitations on Ukraine\u2019s armed forces would undermine both Kyiv\u2019s security and European security more broadly. She also highlighted the issue of abducted Ukrainian children, calling it \u201ca crucial element\u201d that must be addressed in any agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n

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U.S. President Donald J. Trump hosts Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and European allies at the White House for a multilateral meeting on peace talks. (Image Credit: X\/@ZelenskyyUa)<\/sup><\/em>

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Senators Warn Plan Would Reward Aggression<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

American lawmakers have expressed concern that Trump\u2019s pressure campaign could embolden Russia. Senator Angus King said the proposal \u201crewards aggression,\u201d warning it would send the wrong message to leaders who threaten their neighbors. \u201cThere\u2019s no ethical, legal, moral, or political justification for Russia claiming eastern Ukraine,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Republican Senator Mike Rounds said the plan appeared to have been \u201cwritten in Russian to begin with,\u201d adding that the administration wanted to use it only as a \u201cstarting point.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Putin welcomed the proposal on Friday, calling it a potential \u201cbasis of a final peace settlement\u201d if Washington could secure Ukraine\u2019s agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Europe Seeks Time for a Better Deal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

European leaders say they want to buy time for Ukraine to negotiate a stronger deal. Speaking in Johannesburg, von der Leyen told European partners that any credible agreement must \u201cstop the killing and end the war, while not sowing the seeds for a future conflict.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She stressed that Ukraine\u2019s chosen path toward Europe, beginning with reconstruction, deeper integration with the EU single market, and eventual full EU membership, must not be compromised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The EU, Ukraine, and Canada plan to co-host a summit focused on the return of Ukrainian children taken to Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the frontline command post of the defenders of Kupyansk during a working trip to Kharkiv region, on November 30, 2023. (Image Credit: President of Ukraine)<\/sup><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Trump says he wants Ukraine to accept the plan by late next week, while Zelenskyy has warned that Ukraine\u2019s dignity, freedom, and continued U.S. support are at stake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the Geneva talks continue, Ukraine\u2019s allies are racing to revise the proposal into something they consider viable, while Kyiv faces renewed Russian attacks, domestic political pressure, and the risk of negotiating from a weakened military position.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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