"Europeans have submitted a revised version of the United States' peace plan for Ukraine. The revisions challenge proposed limits on Kyiv's armed forces and territorial concessions, according to a document seen by the Reuters news agency. The counter-proposal, prepared for talks in Geneva, would allow Ukraine to field up to 800,000 troops in peacetime, instead of the blanket cap of 600,000 suggested in the original US plan."
"The European draft says Ukraine would commit not to recover occupied territory by military means, with negotiations on territorial arrangements beginning from the existing line of contact. The document says that Ukraine's potential NATO membership depends on full consensus among alliance members, which it says does not currently exist. It also states that NATO would not permanently station troops under its command in Ukraine during peacetime."
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with top Ukrainian officials in Geneva to discuss Donald Trump's 28-point peace plan. US senators say Rubio distanced the Trump administration from the plan, while Rubio insists the plan is American-made. European governments submitted a revised draft challenging limits on Kyiv's armed forces and proposed territorial concessions. The European counter-proposal allows Ukraine up to 800,000 peacetime troops instead of a 600,000 cap, requires Ukraine to forgo recovering occupied territory by military means, ties NATO membership to unanimous alliance consensus, and rules out permanent NATO troop stationing in Ukraine during peacetime.
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