Negotiations between Ukraine and US in Geneva nearly collapsed due to leaks of peace plan in media, - Kyslytsia
Although the negotiations between the Ukrainian and US delegations in Geneva ended on a positive note, they nearly collapsed due to the tense atmosphere even before the meeting began.
This was reported to the Financial Times newspaper by Ukraine's First Deputy Foreign Minister Serhii Kyslytsia, according to Censor.NET.
Americans were annoyed
According to him, on Sunday morning, November 23, the atmosphere in Geneva was "very tense."
The American delegation arrived irritated by media leaks in the days leading up to the meeting and public debate about the origin of the first draft of the peace plan.
"The first few hours were just... the situation was hanging by a thread," Kyslytsia said.
Only after nearly two hours of negotiations between the head of the Presidential Office and the head of the Ukrainian delegation, Andrii Yermak, and the American delegation was it possible to "lower the tension" and return the dialogue to a constructive path, the official added.
"In the end, we were able to go to the US representative office and start a real conversation," Kyslytsia summed up.
What happened before
- On Sunday, November 23, negotiations between Ukrainian and US delegations began in Geneva on a peace plan to end Russia's war against Ukraine.
- Earlier it was reported that the Ukrainian delegation had already held meetings with EU advisers in Geneva.
- Subsequently, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the first results of the negotiations taking place in Geneva with the participation of delegations from the US, Ukraine, the EU, and the UK on the American plan to end Russia's war against Ukraine.
- NSDC Secretary Rustem Umierov reported that the current version of the US peace plan to end Russia's war against Ukraine is in the final stages of approval and already reflects most of Ukraine's key priorities.
- Following the talks in Geneva on Sunday, November 23, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the Washington team would make "some changes" to the American peace plan.
