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Secretary of State Marco Rubio mentioned Sunday that discussions over ending the warfare in Ukraine have entered a productive section, whereas claiming “an incredible quantity of progress” had been made.
Following a spherical of talks with a Ukrainian delegation in Geneva, Switzerland, Rubio instructed reporters negotiators had “an excellent day immediately.”
“We had an excellent day immediately. I feel we made an incredible quantity of progress, even from the final time I spoke to you,” Rubio mentioned.
“We started virtually three weeks in the past with a foundational doc that we socialized and ran by each side, and with enter from each side,” he mentioned.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends a signing ceremony for a peace settlement between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the State Division on June 27, 2025, in Washington. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP Picture)
Rubio described how negotiators had been refining the 28-point peace framework that outlines potential circumstances for a ceasefire and long-term settlement for Ukraine and Russia.
“During the last 96 hours or extra, there’s been intensive engagement with the Ukrainian aspect together with our Secretary of the Military and others, being on the bottom in Kyiv, assembly with related stakeholders throughout the Ukrainian political spectrum within the legislative department and the chief department, and the navy and others to additional type of slender these factors.”
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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy participates in a briefing on the Workplace of the President following a employees assembly in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Nov. 7, 2025. (Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform/NurPhoto by way of Getty Photos)
“We arrived right here immediately with one aim: to take what – it’s 28 factors or 26 factors, relying on which model, because it continued to evolve and attempt to slender those that had been open objects. And we’ve achieved that immediately in a really substantial manner,” he mentioned.
The weekend talks centered on a 28-point plan, which is a framework drafted by the U.S. outlining steps for a doable ceasefire and political settlement.
The doc is claimed to cowl safety ensures, territorial management, reconstruction mechanisms, and Ukraine’s long-term relationship with NATO and the EU.
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The plan has reportedly advanced by a number of iterations, narrowing disputes level by level as each side weigh concessions.
“Now, clearly, like several remaining settlement, it’ll must be agreed upon by the presidents, and there are a few points that we have to proceed to work on,” Rubio clarified.
Whereas declining to specify unresolved points, Rubio described the second as “delicate.”
“This can be a very delicate second, and it’s vital – like I mentioned, there’s not settlement on these but. A few of it’s semantics or language; others require higher-level selections and session; others, I feel, simply want extra time to work by,” he mentioned earlier than relating some points.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine in 2022. (Ramil Sitdikov/Pool/Reuters )
“There have been some that concerned equities or the position of the EU or of NATO or so forth, and people we form of segregated out as a result of we simply met with the nationwide safety advisors for numerous European nations, and people are issues we’ll have to debate with them as a result of it includes them.”
“I don’t wish to declare victory or finality right here. There’s nonetheless some work to be finished,” he added.
Suggesting there’s intent to make sure Ukraine’s safety, Rubio mentioned that all of them “acknowledge that a part of getting a remaining finish to this warfare would require for Ukraine to really feel as whether it is protected, and it’s by no means going to be invaded or attacked once more.”
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“I truthfully consider we’ll get there,” he mentioned, and when requested about subsequent steps, Rubio mentioned a doable name between Presidents Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy might occur, including, “I don’t know. It’s doable. I’m unsure.”
“The deadline is we wish to get this finished as quickly as doable. Clearly, we’d adore it to be Thursday,” he added.
