Ukraine has agreed to the “core terms” of a peace deal to end its nearly four-year war with Russia, reports say.
“Over the past week, the United States has made tremendous progress towards a peace deal by bringing both Ukraine and Russia to the table,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt wrote on X. “There are a few delicate, but not insurmountable, details that must be sorted out and will require further talks between Ukraine, Russia, and the United States.”
Russian negotiators met with U.S. officials, including Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday morning to finalize the deal. Driscoll presented the peace framework that the U.S. and Ukraine negotiated on Sunday, Politico reported.
Over the weekend, U.S. officials met with Ukrainians in Geneva, Switzerland, to discuss the peace proposal.
Ukrainian national security official Rustem Umerov wrote on X Tuesday morning that Ukraine had reached an understanding on the “core terms” of the U.S. peace plan during the discussions in Geneva.
“We appreciate the productive and constructive meetings held in Geneva between the Ukrainian and U.S. delegations, as well as President Trump’s steadfast efforts to end the war,” Umerov said. “Our delegations reached a common understanding on the core terms of the agreement discussed in Geneva. We now count on the support of our European partners in our further steps.”
Umerov said Zelenskyy will visit the U.S. “at the earliest suitable date” in order “to complete final steps and make a deal with President Trump.”
Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell is the White House Correspondent for "The Daily Signal." Send her an email.
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