Trump : No Firm Deadline for Peace Deal
Negotiations will continue
The Gaze reports on it according to the MSN
US President Donald Trump has adopted yet again an optimistic tone regarding peace plans in Ukraine, saying the only deadline he saw for reaching a peace deal "is when it's over."
Meanwhile, Ukraine's ambassador to the US Olga Stefanishyna told DW Ukrainian teams were headed to Moscow to resume the talks.
Trump's hopes to get Ukraine's Zelenskyy to sign his peace plan before Thanksgiving later this week however seem less likely to materialize. The US president said his envoy Steve Witkoff was going to Moscow next week.
Ukrainian Ambassador to the US Olga Stefanishyna struck an optimistic tone regarding the ongoing talks on a Ukraine peace plan and the upcoming visit to Kyiv by US Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll. Driscoll is a key negotiator on behalf of US President Donald Trump's administration and is also close to Vice President JD Vance.
Speaking to DW's Misha Komadovsky on Tuesday, Stefanishyna said Driscoll was "extremely well briefed on the military situation," expressing hopes that this translates to an understanding of Kyiv's military needs. She described Driscoll as having the "very right moral compass" for the task at hand.
The Ukrainian envoy also addressed the ongoing talks on Trump's 28-point peace plan, saying that ongoing discussions since the plan was unveiled last week are helping reshape the proposal. The plan had been initially criticized for favoring Moscow.
"Stefanishyna said that following the Geneva talks, Ukraine succeeded in removing the “full amnesty” clause from the agenda — meaning Russia could still be held accountable for war crimes committed against Ukraine.
The Ukrainian ambassador stressed the talks "were not over," referring to a Ukrainian team that was headed to Moscow as well as Driscoll's visit to Ukraine.
When asked about security guarantees for Ukraine, Trump said: "We're working that out with Europe. Europe will be largely involved."
When asked about criticism of his 28-point peace plan for being too favorable to Russia, Trump described it as a "map, not a plan," saying that it has been revised down to 22 points.
Trump also stressed that Moscow too was "making concessions," adding that they come in the form that "they stop fighting, and they don't take any more land."
Trump moreover said there was no deadline for the talks.
"You know what the deadline for me is? When it's over," he said
As the Gaze reported earlier Trump Administration Pushes New Plan for Ending Ukraine War