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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
WASHINGTON, November 25 (Xinhua) — The US-proposed peace plan for resolving the Ukrainian crisis was cut from 28 to 19 points following talks between the US and Ukraine in Geneva over the weekend, multiple media reported on Monday.
"Many controversial provisions were either softened or at least reformulated" to bring the document closer to Kyiv's position or to reduce demands on Ukraine, The Washington Post quotes Ukrainian official Alexander Bevz, who participated in the Geneva talks, as saying.
He added that US President Donald Trump's Thursday deadline for reaching an agreement on the 28-point plan now appears more flexible than before.
“This is not a ‘code red’; it is much more important to finalise the text,” noted A. Bevz.
Ukraine's First Deputy Foreign Minister Serhiy Kyslytsya told the Financial Times that the new draft bears little resemblance to the 28-point version released.
“Very little remains of the original version,” he said.
According to several media reports, the new draft leaves the resolution of the most contentious issues to the discretion of Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
The previous 28-point agreement stipulated that Ukraine would cede territories in the east, reduce its armed forces, and renounce NATO membership. These demands crossed several long-standing "red lines" for Kyiv and drew criticism from Ukraine and European countries.
Representatives from the United States, Ukraine and European countries met in Geneva on Sunday as the White House pressed for progress on the 28-point plan.
Following the Ukrainian delegation's meeting with the national security advisers of Great Britain, France, and Germany, the Ukrainian side held bilateral talks with US representatives.
According to media reports, the US delegation at the Geneva meeting included Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Special Envoy for the Middle East Steve Witkoff, and Secretary of the Army Daniel Driscoll. The Ukrainian delegation was led by Andriy Yermak, Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine.
A joint statement released by the White House on Sunday evening said talks between US and Ukrainian officials in Geneva "led to significant progress in reconciling positions."
According to Newsweek, the Kremlin said it had not received official information from Geneva and was not planning talks with US representatives this week.
D. Trump set Thursday as the deadline for reaching an agreement with Kiev on a framework document, but admitted that negotiations could continue after that date if progress is made. –0–
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