The Ukrainian peace delegation has agreed with the US terms to end the war with Russia, according to a new report.
‘The Ukrainians have agreed to the peace deal,’ the U.S. official told ABC News. ‘There are some minor details to be sorted out but they have agreed to a peace deal.’
US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll met with the Russian peace delegation in the United Arab Emirates on Monday for secret peace talks.
The meeting came after Driscoll’s weekend talks with Ukraine in Geneva that were aimed with pushing the peace forward, according to a US official.
The new agreement has been revised from 28-point peace plan to a 19-point peace plan that no longer includes guarantees amnesty regarding criminal acts committed during the war, along with limits on the size of Ukraine’s military.
The modified plan agreed by US-Ukraine officials will likely be rejected by the Russian delegation, according to the Washington Post.
Driscoll is currently in the United Arab Emirates meeting with the Russian delegation, while Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky is traveling to the United States.
Kremlin spokesman Dimitry Peskov announced on Tuesday Russian officials were still waiting to review the new proposed peace agreement for Ukraine.
‘Late Monday and throughout Tuesday, Secretary Driscoll and team have been in discussions with the Russian delegation to achieve a lasting peace in Ukraine,’ Lt. Col. Jeffrey Tolbert, a U.S. Army spokesman, said. ‘The talks are going well and we remain optimistic. Secretary Driscoll is closely synchronized with the White House and the U.S. interagency as these talks progress.’
The ongoing negotiations occur amid the backdrop of brutal overnight bombings in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, with Russian missiles raining destruction own on residential buildings.
This is a developing story.
