Ukraine ‘supports essence of peace deal’ following Geneva talks
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer sought to play down reports that Ukraine had agreed to the terms of a peace deal. He told MPs in the House of Commons:
"My understanding is this is not a new agreement, it is Ukraine confirming they are happy with the draft that emerged in Geneva yesterday, which of course doesn’t cover the question of territory.
So my best understanding is this is a confirmation of basically what came out of Geneva but it isn’t a new set of proposals or agreements in any way."
Volodymyr Zelenskyyky, the Ukrainian president, posted in the last half hour on social media, after talks with the German chancellor and he did not say anything about accepting the US peace plan.
Ukraine's security chief says he is hoping to arrange for President Volodymyr Zelensky to visit the US "at the earliest suitable date" this month, as diplomatic attempts to end the war continue.
Rustem Umerov, the head of Ukraine's security council, said on Tuesday the US and Ukraine had reached "a common understanding on the key terms of the agreement discussed" at previous talks in Geneva.
The White House has not commented on the prospect of Trump-Zelensky talks.
The US has confirmed its officials are set to meet Russian representatives in Abu Dhabi.
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