Europe demands rework of US peace deal for Russia-Ukraine war
Trump hails ‘big progress’ in talks, while Germany confirms US plan was modified with Nato and territorial demands removed
European officials said on Monday they were comforted by the outcome of discussions on US peace proposals for Ukraine that they had viewed as tilted in Russia’s favour, but they didn’t disclose details of the weekend talks and warned of a long road to peace.
“The negotiations were a step forward, but there are still major issues which remain to be resolved,” Finnish President Alexander Stubb wrote on social media about Sunday’s meeting in Switzerland between US and Ukrainian officials.
US President Donald Trump suggested on Monday that the process could be moving in the right direction.
“Is it really possible that big progress is being made in Peace Talks between Russia and Ukraine??? Don’t believe it until you see it, but something good just may be happening,” he wrote in a social media post.
The talks in Geneva covered a 28-point peace plan presented last week by the United States that triggered alarm in Kyiv and European capitals by heavily favouring Moscow’s demands and goals following its invasion of its neighbour nearly four years ago.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz welcomed the “interim result” of the talks, saying the US proposal “has now been modified in significant parts”.
