Zelenskiy says Geneva document ‘refined’ after US talks
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said U.S. and Ukrainian negotiators had improved the framework peace agreement developed in Geneva during their recent meeting in Florida, adding that he wanted Ukraine’s European allies to become more involved in the process.
Ukraine is under pressure from US-backed peace efforts aimed at ending Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Zelenskiy’s government is trying to backtrack after the United States presented a plan last month approving most of Russia’s key demands.
Ukrainian and US officials discussed the US proposals in Geneva more than a week ago and met again for new talks in Florida on Sunday.
Detailed briefing given by the Ukrainian delegation after all their meetings in the USA. We discussed issues in person that could not be discussed over the phone. Rustem Umerov and participants in the negotiations in Florida, … pic.twitter.com/FIMDjtUfXp— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) December 2, 2025
“The work was based on the Geneva document and this document was redacted,” Zelenskiy wrote to X.
“Our diplomats are actively working with all partners to ensure that European countries and other participants in the coalition of willing are meaningfully involved in the development of decisions,” he said, referring to a group of countries that offered to help defend Ukraine after the war. he added.
Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with US special envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner at the Kremlin on Tuesday.
The two men attended the talks in Florida.
Zelenskiy said he ordered the Ukrainian team to “continue the most constructive work possible.”
“Ukraine approaches all diplomatic efforts with the utmost seriousness; we are determined to achieve real peace and guaranteed security,” Zelenskiy said. he said.
“This is exactly the level of commitment that the Russian side should push for.”
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Putin would receive Witkoff and Kushner at the Kremlin later Tuesday but would not retreat to Russia’s “red lines,” saying megaphone diplomacy was not useful.
He said that only one translator would accompany them.
Conflicts broke out in eastern Ukraine in 2014 after Ukraine’s Maidan Revolution toppled a pro-Russian president and Russia annexed Crimea, and Russian-backed separatist forces fought Ukrainian armed forces.
Russian forces control more than 19 percent of Ukraine, or 115,600 square kilometers, up one point from two years ago, according to pro-Ukrainian maps, and have made the fastest advance in 2025 since 2022.
