US President Donald Trump announced plans to send his top envoy to Russia in a bid to finalize a peace plan for Ukraine. The move comes after US and Ukrainian negotiators met in Geneva, where they discussed Trump's initial peace plan, which was seen as a Russian wish list.
According to Ukraine, the essence of the US plan is supported, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy saying that Kyiv is ready to "move forward" with an unpublished framework. However, Zelenskyy still needs to address sensitive points. Andriy Yermak, his chief of staff, described the security guarantees Ukraine was seeking as "very solid".
Trump claimed progress in securing a deal and said he would send envoy Steve Witkoff to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow to iron out differences. However, Russia remains unconvinced, with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warning that any modifications to the plan should reflect the spirit and letter of an understanding reached between Trump and Putin at their Alaska summit.
The US and its European allies have proposed a modified plan, which would accommodate concerns from Ukraine and its allies. The Russian side is unhappy about revisions, particularly the inclusion of provisions allowing Kyiv to join NATO.
Despite disagreements, talks are ongoing, with White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt saying that "a few delicate" details need to be sorted out. However, it's unclear when those talks will happen and what they will look like.
In a related development, French President Emmanuel Macron urged pressure on Putin to negotiate. A task force between the US and coalition countries has been set up to solidify security guarantees for Ukraine.
According to Ukraine, the essence of the US plan is supported, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy saying that Kyiv is ready to "move forward" with an unpublished framework. However, Zelenskyy still needs to address sensitive points. Andriy Yermak, his chief of staff, described the security guarantees Ukraine was seeking as "very solid".
Trump claimed progress in securing a deal and said he would send envoy Steve Witkoff to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow to iron out differences. However, Russia remains unconvinced, with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warning that any modifications to the plan should reflect the spirit and letter of an understanding reached between Trump and Putin at their Alaska summit.
The US and its European allies have proposed a modified plan, which would accommodate concerns from Ukraine and its allies. The Russian side is unhappy about revisions, particularly the inclusion of provisions allowing Kyiv to join NATO.
Despite disagreements, talks are ongoing, with White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt saying that "a few delicate" details need to be sorted out. However, it's unclear when those talks will happen and what they will look like.
In a related development, French President Emmanuel Macron urged pressure on Putin to negotiate. A task force between the US and coalition countries has been set up to solidify security guarantees for Ukraine.
like it's a game of chess or something? And Russia is all, "Uh, no thanks, we're good." Meanwhile, Zelenskyy is over here being all diplomatic and stuff, trying to make the US plan work. I'm sure it has nothing to do with Ukraine wanting to join NATO and just be safe for once 
. And Macron's like the grown-up in the room, pushing Putin to actually negotiate instead of just winging it... but let's see how that plays out 
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. I mean, one minute Trump's got a plan, the next it's Russia's wish list... what's going on over there? 
. And now they're talking about modifying the plan to include NATO membership for Ukraine - that's like throwing a grenade into the conversation. I don't get why Russia is being so stubborn about this, can't they just work out their differences and move forward? 
. The US and its allies are setting up a task force to solidify security guarantees for Ukraine... fingers crossed that actually makes a difference.
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And what about these security guarantees? Are they just a bunch of empty promises or are they actually going to make a difference? 
And what's with the whole NATO thing? It feels like everyone's trying to push Ukraine into this big box and it's not fair.
. I'm wondering if they're just stalling to see how much pressure they can put on Ukraine before things escalate.
. Are they trying to bypass Ukrainian concerns altogether? And what exactly do these security guarantees entail? It feels like we're missing some crucial pieces of information here 
shouldn't they be pushing for the things that matter to Ukraine first? 
and what's up with all these revisions and negotiations? can we just get some clarity on what's gonna happen next? 
. It'll be interesting to see how this whole thing plays out and whether they can actually hammer out a deal without anyone losing face 
. One thing's for sure, it's not gonna be easy 