Overview
- U.S., Ukrainian and European advisers are meeting in Geneva with Secretary of State Marco Rubio to debate revisions to the 28-point framework.
- Trump now says the proposal is not his final offer after previously pressing Kyiv to respond by Thursday with the threat of curbing intelligence and weapons support.
- Two senators said Rubio told them the plan was not authored by Washington and resembled a Russian wish list, a claim Rubio and the State Department publicly dispute.
- European governments have sent a joint counter-position seeking U.S.-style security guarantees for Ukraine, territorial talks only after the war ends along the current contact line, the use of frozen Russian assets for reconstruction, and phased sanctions relief, according to Bloomberg.
- Reports of October backchannel contacts involving envoy Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner and RDIF head Kirill Dmitriev have intensified scrutiny of the proposal’s provenance, while European leaders insist no settlement proceed over Ukraine’s head.