White House says 'few delicate' details of Ukraine peace plan require additional talks

​​​​​​​WASHINGTON

The US has made "tremendous progress" to secure a peace deal with Ukraine and Russia, but several delicate points will require continued discussions, the White House said Tuesday.

"Over the past week, the United States has made tremendous progress towards a peace deal by bringing both Ukraine and Russia to the table.

"There are a few delicate, but not insurmountable, details that must be sorted out and will require further talks between Ukraine, Russia, and the United States," spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt wrote on US social media company X.

On Sunday, US and Ukrainian officials held talks in Geneva on the initial 28-point proposal to advance peace efforts in Ukraine, after which both announced the drafting of an “updated and refined” peace framework.

The proposal sparked concerns in Kyiv and among its allies, though Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said late Monday that, following negotiations, the US-drafted plan now has “fewer points” and “many of the right elements.”

Ukraine’s National Defense and Security Council Secretary Rustem Umerov announced Tuesday that Kyiv and Washington reached a “common understanding” during the Geneva talks on the core terms of the US plan.

He added that Kyiv looked forward to organizing a visit by Zelenskyy to the US “at the earliest suitable date in November” to complete the final steps and make a deal with President Donald Trump.