Overview
- Washington and Kyiv said Geneva talks produced an "updated and refined" framework, with both sides calling the session highly productive.
- The White House said changes now reflect Ukraine’s core interests and address security guarantees, though specifics were not released.
- Britain, France and Germany circulated a counter plan that allows a larger Ukrainian force, starts any land‑swap talks from current front lines and keeps a path to NATO membership.
- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio downplayed President Trump’s Thursday deadline and said any final deal must be presented to Moscow, as a dispute over the plan’s origins stirred political pushback.
- Reporting indicates negotiators condensed the draft to roughly 19 points for leader‑level decisions, with a possible Zelensky visit to Washington under discussion while fighting continues.