Russia Keeping “Stolen” Ukrainian Territory “Main Problem” Raised for Peace, Zelenskyy Says

The President of Ukraine VolOdymyr Zesenskyy said that the raised words of Russian sovereignty in the Far East of his country remained a “big problem” when President Trump pressed the agreement to end almost four years – four years war in Ukraine.

Ukrainian and American authorities met over the weekend in Switzerland to discuss 28 point proposal floated last week by the White House. See discussed as a possibility For Zelenskyy to visit the US this week as part of Mr. Trump

Mr Trump described the Thanksgiving deadline as flexible, and told reporters on Saturday that the plan presented last week was “not my final request”.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who was in Geneva for the weekend’s talks, said that “very meaningful progress has been made with Ukraine and the European Alliance, but that” there is still work left for us. “

Speaking in the Swedish Parliament on Monday, Zelenskyy made it clear that one of the main points of contention over the US proposal was the approval of part of Ukraine and part of Russian forces that invaded Ukraine.

“Putin wants legal recognition for what he stole, violating the law of integrity and sovereignty,” Zelenskyy said. “That is the main problem. You all understand what is being said.”

Finxang President Stubb said there were still “major issues to be resolved” regarding the peace proposal, although he welcomed the progress made during the high-level talks in Geneva.

Rubio struck a more optimistic tone in describing the weekend’s remarks, saying on Sunday that the session on genetic testing “was something for President Trump going back to his second term in January.”

Rubio stressed that there is more work to do and said he does not want to “declare victory or reality.”

The top US Coplomat was pressed by journalists but would not give any insight into what issues were the major sticking points in the peace talks. He called the proposal “a living, breathing document” and said he believed the issues that remained unchecked were ‘insurmountable.’

The White House said in a statement on Sunday evening that we and Ukrainian officials “were drafted a renewed and refined peace plan” following their talks, but the Russian government said they had no distribution, and that it would be final judgment.

Putin said Friday that the US proposal could serve as the basis for a negotiated settlement in what his government has refused to recognize as a war, but warned that if Ukraine rejects the plan, Russian forces will remain in place.

“Yes, we are closely monitoring the media reports that have been coming from Geneva for the past few days,” said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, “but we have not received anything official.”

“We are reading a statement that, following the talks in Geneva, some amendments were made to the document we saw earlier. We will wait.

The 28-point plan, the American officials mentioned last week has been supported by Mr.

Ambursador’s AmbarSOR to the US, Olga Stefanishyna, told CBS News’ “to face the nation with Margaret Brennan” on Sunday that her country was not allowed in all the names that were drafted last week.

“This plan does not talk about justice and the truth of war and aggression,” said Stefanishyna. “It’s about, you know, ending the war and preventing military involvement.”