Ukrainian, American and European officials gathered in Geneva on Nov. 23 to discuss a draft plan presented by Washington to end the war in Ukraine, after Kyiv and its allies voiced alarm over what they saw as major concessions to the aggressor Russia.
President Donald Trump said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had until Nov. 27 to approve the 28-point plan, which calls on Ukraine to cede territory, accept limits on its military and renounce ambitions to join NATO.
For many Ukrainians, including soldiers fighting on the front lines, such terms would amount to capitulation after nearly four years of fighting in Europe's deadliest conflict since World War Two. On Nov. 22, Trump said the current proposal for ending the war is not his final offer.
Since the plan was announced, there has been considerable confusion about who was involved in drawing it up. European allies said they had not been consulted.
Before heading to Geneva, Secretary of State Marco Rubio insisted in a post on X that Washington had authored the plan. He posted the remark after Republican Sen. Mike Rounds said Rubio had called him and other senators and explained it was a proposal the U.S. had received and passed on to Ukraine.
