"European allies of Ukraine have given a cautious welcome to efforts to refine a United States peace proposal initially criticised for appearing to be weighted in favour of Russia's maximalist demands. The leaders Germany, Finland, Poland and the United Kingdom were among those agreeing on Monday that progress had been made in the previous day's talks between Washington and Kyiv in Geneva that yielded what the US and Ukraine called a refined peace framework."
"It was possible to clear up some questions, but we also know that there won't be peace in Ukraine overnight, said German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, adding that the peace plan initially drafted by the US had been modified in significant parts. He welcomed the interim result. The next step must be that Russia must come to the table, Merz said from Angola, where he was attending a summit between African and European Union countries."
"US President Donald Trump had blindsided Kyiv and its European countries last week with a 28-point peace plan criticised by some as a Russian wish list that called for Ukraine to cede more territory, accept limits on its military and abandon its ambitions to join NATO. Britain, France and Germany responded by drawing up a counterproposal that would cease fighting at the present front lines, leaving discussions of territory for later, and include a NATO-style US security guarantee for Ukraine,"
European allies of Ukraine gave a cautious welcome to modifications of a United States 28-point peace proposal that was initially criticised as favouring Russia's maximalist demands. Leaders from Germany, Finland, Poland and the United Kingdom said talks in Geneva between Washington and Kyiv yielded a refined peace framework, though work remained. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said some questions were clarified, the US plan had been significantly modified, and called for Russia to return to negotiations while warning that progress would be gradual. Britain, France and Germany drafted a counterproposal to halt fighting at current front lines and add US security guarantees.
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