Rubio and Jermak informed journalists about significant progress in talks in Geneva on the 28-point US peace plan. As they emphasized, both sides have analyzed the project point by point and are working on changes.
— In my opinion, we had probably the most productive and meaningful meeting of this entire process. I think we've made significant progress. Our teams have already gone to their rooms and we are working on some of the suggestions we received. So we are making some changes, some adjustments, hoping to reduce our differences and get closer to something that will be very acceptable to both Ukraine and the United States, Rubio said.
He added that the final peace plan must be accepted by the presidents, but he is confident that this will happen. He also suggested that Russia would also accept him. “We think we've gained some pretty significant insights over the last nine months on some of the issues that are on their minds [Rosjan] really important.
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Yermak confirmed Rubio's words about the progress in the talks. “We have made great progress and are moving towards a just and lasting peace that the Ukrainian people deserve and want more than anyone else on this planet,” he said. He announced further talks with the Americans and European countries in the coming days.
The heads of delegations of both countries made statements to the press after their first meeting in Geneva. Yermak – after US President Donald Trump criticized the Ukrainian authorities on Sunday for not showing gratitude to America – thanked “great friends, the United States and President Trump … for their commitment to achieving peace.”
Rubio announced that he would answer journalists' questions on this topic on Sunday. Yermak, in turn, announced that in the coming days he would work on “merging the proposals”, apparently referring to the counterproposal of the peace plan submitted by European countries. According to Reuters, it includes, among others: increasing the limit on the number of Ukrainian forces to 800,000. (the US plan called for 600,000), assumes US security guarantees for Ukraine modeled on those provided by NATO, and says that the starting point for negotiations on the territory is to be the current line of contact.
