Ukraine is moving closer to a peace agreement to end the war with Russia, though President Volodymyr Zelensky says the process is not yet complete. This comes as the United States claims that Kyiv has already accepted the main terms.
A senior US official, speaking while the US Army Secretary held meetings with Russian representatives in Abu Dhabi, said, “Ukrainians have agreed to the peace deal. There are some minor details to be sorted out but they have agreed to a peace deal.”
Ukraine confirms progress
Ukraine’s national security secretary, Rustem Umerov, said both sides were aligned on the main points of the agreement formed earlier in Geneva.
In a post on X, he wrote that the delegations had “reached a common understanding on the core terms of the agreement discussed in Geneva.”
He added that the country now hopes for European support and is preparing for a future visit by President Zelensky to the US to “complete final steps and make a deal with President Trump.”
Earlier in the day, Zelensky posted that “Following the meetings in Geneva, we see many prospects that can make the path to peace real. There are solid results, and much work still lies ahead.”
US–Russia talks
Lt. Col. Jeff Tolbert, spokesperson for Driscoll, said talks between the American and Russian delegations are progressing positively, stating that they “are going well and we remain optimistic.”
The Kremlin has so far avoided offering a detailed reaction. Russian spokesman Dmitry Peskov said it was impossible to respond clearly.
Russian officials have otherwise said little about the Geneva meetings that included American, European, and Ukrainian representatives discussing the US-backed proposal.
A Ukrainian official told ABC News that the original 28-point proposal has now been narrowed down to 19 points, with both US and Ukrainian negotiators calling the talks constructive.
However, Peskov again claimed that Moscow could not yet give a concrete response, “It’s impossible to comment on every media report right now,” he told reporters via Russia’s state-run Tass agency.
