Rubio left Geneva, stating that significant progress had been made in negotiations with Ukraine

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that high-level talks in Geneva had brought “tremendous progress” in efforts to end the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, calling it “the most productive day” of Donald Trump’s administration’s work on a peace settlement.

At the center of the discussions is a controversial 28-point peace plan, criticized in Europe and in the U.S. Congress for possible concessions to Moscow. The initial version envisages transferring all of Donbas to Russia, Ukraine abandoning its course toward NATO membership, and reducing its army, in exchange for security guarantees similar to NATO’s Article 5 and the creation of a Peace Council chaired by Trump.

European leaders say such restrictions would leave Ukraine “vulnerable to future attacks” and are promoting a counterproposal that preserves the size of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and includes tougher security guarantees. In Congress, the plan is also described as a threat to Ukraine’s defense capability and compared to the appeasement policies of the 1930s.

Moscow claims the document “could become a basis” for a peace settlement but says it has not discussed details with Washington. Against the backdrop of mutual critical statements by Trump and Zelensky, Rubio emphasizes that the U.S. president is generally satisfied with the progress, while the Ukrainian side, led by Andriy Yermak, confirms that intensive consultations with the U.S. and European partners will continue in the coming days.