Overview
- Senior U.S., Ukrainian and European security officials are convening in Geneva to negotiate changes to the draft, with Kyiv’s delegation led by presidential chief of staff Andriy Yermak.
- Trump reaffirmed a Thanksgiving response date yet said the proposal is “not my final offer,” while a U.S. envoy described the document as a work in progress.
- European leaders issued a joint statement calling the plan a basis that requires additional work, warning against changes to borders by force and voicing concern over proposed limits on Ukraine’s armed forces.
- Reported terms would have Ukraine accept de facto Russian control of occupied areas, cap its military at about 600,000, forgo NATO membership and receive security guarantees plus reconstruction funds drawn from frozen Russian assets.
- Putin welcomed the draft as a potential basis for settlement, and reporting says U.S. officials have warned Ukraine of consequences for rejecting the plan, including possible cuts to weapons and intelligence support.