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U.S.-Ukraine talks in Geneva have produced a "refined" version of President Donald Trump's draft peace plan to end Russia's ongoing invasion of its neighbor. Ukraine and its European allies had viewed the initial draft as weighted heavily in Russia's favor, crossing a number of their red lines. But there is still much work to do.

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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Ukraine's Presidential Chief of Staff Andriy Yermak hailed "highly productive" Geneva talks where they "drafted an updated and refined peace framework" ahead of Trump's Thanksgiving deadline for Kyiv to decide on the plan.
Joint U.S.-Ukraine statement: "The discussions showed meaningful progress toward aligning positions and identifying clear next steps...Final decisions under this framework will be made by the Presidents of Ukraine and the United States."
Specific details of the revised framework and the changes made to the original 28-point draft were not released. Russia had welcomed the original version, with President Vladimir Putin calling it a "basis" on which a deal could be made.
European allies stressed that no decisions about the EU or NATO can be taken without the consultation and consent of members of both. Finland's President Alexander Stubb, whose country is in the EU and NATO, said there are still "major issues" still to be resolved after he spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday morning.
Stubb, whilst welcoming the "step forward" in negotiations, warned: "Any decision falling in the remit of EU or NATO will be discussed and decided by EU and NATO members in a separate track."
Hungary, an outlier in the EU and NATO, which has warm relations with Moscow, accused Western allies of seeking to block the peace plan. Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said: "Our position is clear: every European politician has a duty to support this plan fully and unconditionally, as this is the rational and humane choice."
Zelensky may visit the White House this week if enough progress is made on the framework and a deal looks likely. Meanwhile, the war rages on in Ukraine.
Trump had attacked Zelensky on Sunday amid the Geneva talks and said the Ukrainian leadership had "EXPRESSED ZERO GRATITUDE FOR OUR EFFORTS".

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