No limits for Ukraine’s army and no amnesty: How Geneva talks reshape US plan
Photo: Head of the Office of the President Andriy Yermak (Vitalii Nosach, RBC-Ukraine)
After the negotiations between the Ukrainian and US delegations in Geneva, the draft peace plan will no longer contain 28 points and will be shortened, reports an informed source, following yesterday’s negotiations between the Ukrainian and US delegations in Geneva.
According to them, the parties agreed to continue discussing only the issues related to bilateral relations between Ukraine and the US.
Meanwhile, certain topics are to be addressed in other formats, in particular the restoration of economic cooperation between Washington and Moscow — within the US-Russia framework. Some issues may also be discussed in a US–European Union format.
The interlocutor noted that the peace plan should no longer include a radical and strict limit on the size of the Ukrainian army. During the discussion, the Ukrainian delegation and the military present provided explanations regarding the necessary size of the Armed Forces under different conditions — both in peacetime and wartime.
"I don’t think the formula of 600,000 (troops — ed.) indicated in the initial version of the plan should remain now," the interlocutor said.
The new draft of the plan will also remove the provision on amnesty for acts committed during the Russian-Ukrainian war. The source explained that this topic had previously triggered a large amount of conspiracy theories and speculation, but following the discussion in Geneva, the parties agreed to exclude it.
US peace plan for Ukraine
Earlier, a number of influential media outlets reported that the initial draft of the peace initiative consisted of 28 points, some of which contained provisions Ukraine could not accept. To introduce changes, the Ukrainian delegation held negotiations with US representatives in Geneva.
After the meeting, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Kyiv’s position had been taken into account. On 24 November, the Financial Times reported that the document had been significantly shortened — instead of 28 points, 19 remained.
Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi confirmed that Kyiv and Washington had agreed on an updated version of the plan, adding that the most difficult issues would be discussed directly by Presidents Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Donald Trump.
