The BRICS TimesThe Kremlin is waiting for more information on the U.S. peace plan following recent discussions in Geneva. Moscow officials stated they have not received official documents yet. Meanwhile, amendments are being made to the proposed framework.
Waiting for Official Data
The Kremlin stated on Monday that it lacks details regarding the White House’s latest peace proposal. This follows talks between Ukrainian and U.S. officials in Geneva. Moscow will wait to see how discussions evolve before offering a formal response. “We haven’t yet received any kind of information,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. “We’ve been closely following the multitude of media reports in recent days, including those from Geneva, but nothing has officially been sent to us.” The United States and Ukraine released a joint statement after their meeting in Switzerland on Sunday. Officials said they had “drafted an updated and refined peace framework” there. This is based on a leaked 28-point plan confirmed by the White House.
Revising the Peace Framework
The statement confirms that Ukrainian and U.S. officials agreed to continue “intensive work” on joint proposals soon. Kyiv dismissed the original plan earlier as capitulation. They felt it acceded to several of the Kremlin’s longstanding demands. “We read a statement that, following the discussions in Geneva, some amendments had been made to the text which we had seen earlier. We’ll wait. It seems that the dialogue is continuing,” Peskov said on Monday.
Sources told the Financial Times that the meeting reduced the US peace plan to 19 points from 28. The Washington Post reported that points involving U.S.-Russian engagement without Ukraine were cut. Kyiv also pushed for NATO aspirations to be decided by NATO rules.
European Reaction and Future Steps
European leaders felt blindsided by Washington’s unilateral push for peace in Ukraine. They hastily drew up a 28-point counterproposal released Sunday. They met for emergency talks in Angola on Monday. “While work remains to be done, there is now a solid basis for moving forward,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said.
Peskov told reporters no meetings between Russian and American officials are planned this week. However, President Putin remains open to talks with Washington. He declined to comment on the proposals due to the complexity of negotiations. “This is too important and complex an issue to be guided solely by media reports. It’s necessary to rely on information obtained through official channels,” Peskov noted.
Timeline and Political Pressure
Kremlin adviser Yury Ushakov said the US peace plan would “require further reworking”. However, “many provisions” appeared acceptable to Moscow. “The European plan, at first glance … is completely unconstructive and does not work for us,” he added. Putin said Friday that U.S. proposals could serve as a basis for a future agreement.
The war is nearing its fourth anniversary. He warned the Russian military would seize more territory if Kyiv rejected the plan. Talks on the US peace plan framework are expected to continue. A Thanksgiving deadline appears dropped. President Trump eased pressure on Ukraine to sign the deal this week. Writing on Truth Social on Monday, Trump wrote: “Is it really possible that big progress is being made in Peace Talks between Russia and Ukraine???” “Don’t believe it until you see it, but something good may just be happening,” he added.
