Reuters reported that a meeting of the national security advisers of the informal E3 group of Great Britain, France and Germany with representatives of Ukraine, the European Union and the United States will take place on Sunday in Geneva, Switzerland.
The USA will be represented by, among others: by Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Secretary of State Mark Rubio. According to the agency, United States Secretary of Land Forces Daniel Driscoll has already landed in Geneva, and the Ukrainian delegation, headed by the head of the presidential office, Andriy Yermak, is expected to arrive there on Saturday evening.
According to Reuters Russia is not to take part in the talks in Geneva, but the US wants to organize a bilateral meeting with the Russian delegation soon.
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Moreover, the agency, citing a German source who wished to remain anonymous, said that Europeans have already sent the Ukrainian and American administrations a draft of a new peace plan, which is based on the US proposal.
The Europeans issued a statement. This is about a peace plan for Ukraine
Meanwhile, at the G20 summit taking place in Johannesburg, South Africa, European leaders developed a joint statement in response to the 28-point plan presented by the US. In the document they emphasized that it was a base requiring further work. In addition, a meeting of the leaders of all EU countries will be held on Monday to discuss the plan.
On Saturday, President Volodymyr Zelensky's website published a decree with the composition of the delegation for talks on the peace agreement. It was headed by the head of the presidential office, Andriy Yermak. In addition to Umierowo, it also includes, among others: Chief of Military Intelligence (HUR) Kyrylo Budanov, Chief of the General Staff Andriy Hnatov, Head of the Foreign Intelligence Service Oleh Ivashchenko and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Serhiy Kyslytsia.
USA with a 28-point peace plan for Ukraine
The Axios website published details of the 28-point peace plan for Ukraine negotiated by the US and Russia. According to it, Kyiv is to undertake, among others: not to join NATO, limiting the number of troops to 600,000. soldiers and giving Russia part of the territory.
Zelensky said that he would not betray Ukraine, just as he did not betray it in February 2022. — Now is one of the most difficult moments in our history. Now Ukraine may face a very difficult choice: either loss of dignity or the risk of losing a key partner. Either a difficult 28 points or an extremely difficult winter – the hardest – and further risks. Life without freedom, dignity and justice. And that we should believe the one who attacked twice already. They will expect answers from us, the head of the Ukrainian state said in a speech on Friday.
