Overview
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Geneva for talks with Ukrainian and European counterparts, joined by envoy Steve Witkoff and Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll, with Kyiv represented by Andriy Yermak and major EU nations sending national security advisers.
- The administration says the United States authored the plan and rejects senators’ claims it is a Kremlin proposal, framing the text as a U.S. offer for negotiations informed by inputs from both Russia and Ukraine.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky has rejected the published terms and will present alternatives, while President Trump says the proposal is not his “last offer” after initially setting a Thanksgiving response date.
- The 28‑point text, welcomed in Moscow, includes reported provisions for Ukraine to cede territory, scale back its armed forces, and renounce NATO membership in exchange for Western security guarantees.
- European leaders at the G20 and the European Council say the plan requires revisions and consultation, voicing concern over limits on NATO presence in Ukraine and, as reported by some outlets, contentious reconstruction and asset provisions.