Key meeting in Geneva to discuss Trump's plan for Ukraine
Representatives from Kyiv, Washington, and several European countries will participate in talks to try to rewrite the US proposal before Thursday.
BarcelonaUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday urged his partners to help him strengthen the country's air defenses, as he headed to Geneva to meet with representatives from the United States and Europe. to debate Trump's plan for the conflictUS Special Envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in Geneva this Sunday morning, and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is also expected to join the talks, which will also include representatives from Germany, France, and the United Kingdom (forming the E3 alliance). "But in parallel with diplomatic work, we must do everything possible to strengthen our defense against these treacherous Russian attacks," Zelensky stressed in a message on his Telegram account this Sunday.
After a The first meeting of European leaders took place this Saturday in Johannesburg, where they were attending the G20 summit.This Sunday, a meeting is scheduled in Geneva to advance negotiations on a plan that is entirely unfavorable to Ukraine. European leaders said, after meeting on Saturday, that the plan proposed by Trump is a good basis for talks, but "needs further work."
The Ukrainian delegation is headed by Zelensky's chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, and includes senior security officials. Besides representatives from the United States and the E3 alliance, an Italian foreign policy advisor will also participate in the meeting, and, according to Politico, representatives of the President of the European Council, António Costa, and the President of the European Commission (EC), Ursula von der Leyen. For his part, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has said he will speak with Zelensky this Sunday about the peace plan.
On Friday, US President Donald Trump said the Ukrainian president had until next Thursday to approve the 28-point plan, which asks Ukraine to cede territory, accept limits on its military, and renounce its ambitions to join NATO. Before Rubio's departure for Geneva, Trump said that his current proposal to end the war is not his final offer. "Nothing will be agreed until both presidents meet," US sources told Reuters, referring to Trump and Zelensky. Zelensky's initial reaction to Trump's proposed plan, which calls for Ukraine to cede almost all the territory currently occupied by the Russian military, was to say that it represented a loss of dignity and freedom for Ukraine. All this while Russia has made advances on the front lines, such as capturing the city of Kupiansk, a railway hub in the Kharkiv region. In the last week alone, Russia has attacked Ukraine with more than 1,050 suicide drones, nearly 1,000 guided bombs, and more than 60 missiles. In a recent missile attack on Ternopil, in western Ukraine, the death toll has risen to 33, including six children, according to the latest figures following the conclusion of search and rescue operations four days later.
