"In the talks, U.S. and Ukrainian officials narrowed a list of 28 conditions in the proposed peace plan to 20 items, and reached substantive agreement on 18. A senior administration official said the other two points haven't been discussed publicly "because they're delicate issues." Those two issues are likely Ukrainian territorial concessions to the invading Russians and security guarantees for Ukraine to deter more Russian aggression."
"Zoom in: During the White House strategy meeting,Trump recommended that U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, a friend of Vance's, take the proposal to Ukraine because he already was planning to visit Kyiv to assess its fighting capabilities and spirit, another source said. "It was Dan Driscoll's role, basically, to take an honest assessment of where their military situation stood by interacting directly with their military," the official said. "One of the hardest things to judge is the will to fight.""
U.S. and Ukrainian officials narrowed a proposed 28-condition peace plan to 20 items and reached substantive agreement on 18. Two remaining points were left off public discussion because they involve delicate matters, most likely Ukrainian territorial concessions and security guarantees to deter further Russian aggression. During a White House strategy meeting, Trump recommended that U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, who planned a Kyiv visit, present the proposal and assess Ukrainian military capability and will to fight. An inner circle including Vance, Rubio, Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Steve Witkoff, and Jared Kushner drafted and advanced the plan toward presidential sign-off.
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