EUROPEANS DRAFT PLAN BASED ON US PROPOSAL
Convoys of diplomatic vehicles shuttled through Geneva on Sunday morning as the talks were about to get under way.
US Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll was also in Geneva for the talks, while Ukraine’s delegation is led by the head of Zelenskyy’s office, Andriy Yermak.
National security advisers from the E3 alliance of France, Britain and Germany are joining the discussions, alongside the European Union. Italy was also sending an official.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he would speak with Zelenskyy later on Sunday about the peace plan.
European and other Western leaders said on Saturday the US peace plan, which endorses key Russian demands, was a basis for talks to end the war but needed “additional work”, as they seek a better deal for Kyiv before Thursday’s deadline.
A German government source said a European draft peace plan, which is based on the US proposal, had been sent to Ukraine and to the US administration.
Before the talks, Zelenskyy warned that Ukraine risked losing its dignity and freedom – or Washington’s backing – over the plan.
Russian President Vladimir Putin described the plan as the basis of a resolution to the conflict, but Moscow may object to some proposals in the scheme, which requires its forces to pull back from some areas they have captured.
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