Overview
- Senior delegations from the United States, Ukraine, the EU and the UK met in Geneva, with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying teams are drafting amendments and working to narrow differences.
- The European Commission called the 28‑point draft a workable basis that needs further development and reiterated that borders cannot be altered by force.
- According to Bild, major European capitals want at least four changes, objecting to recognizing Russian sovereignty over Crimea and Donbas and questioning army reductions, security guarantees and the handling of frozen Russian assets.
- The Washington Post reported the draft includes nationwide elections within 100 days of signing and a post‑war amnesty requested by Kyiv to reassure President Volodymyr Zelensky’s government amid a widening corruption scandal.
- Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz said consensus by 27 November looks unlikely, Reuters reported Washington urged Kyiv to accept by then or risk cuts to weapons and intelligence support, and WP columnist David Ignatius wrote envoy Steve Whitkoff could take the plan to Vladimir Putin if a conceptual deal is reached, with Putin saying Russia has the text and it could serve as a basis.