Top European and Ukrainian envoys have met in Geneva ahead of talks with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio about President Donald Trump's proposal to end Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Pokrovsk was dubbed a "fortress" settlement in the Donetsk region, key to Ukrainian lines in the east and connected to other cities forming the backbone of Ukraine's defense in the east. Russia kicked off a push to take Pokrovsk in the summer of 2024.

Ukraine's allies have expressed concern that the plan favours Russia, but Zelensky says Kyiv's interests could be included.

America’s top diplomat struck a relentlessly upbeat tone in Geneva, after a rollercoaster day of intensive negotiations aimed at convincing a skeptical Ukraine to accept the latest US proposals to end Russia’s brutal war.

A European proposal meant to rival President Trump’s 28-point peace plan calls for Ukraine to keep its military forces and leaves the door open for the country to join NATO, according to a

Top Ukrainian envoys met with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Geneva Sunday to discuss President Donald Trump’s proposal to end Russia’s war on Ukraine.

European leaders have been alarmed by indications that President Trump might be sidelining them and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the push to end the war.

Ukraine’s Western allies have rallied around Kyiv in a push to revise the plan, which is seen as favoring Moscow despite its all-out invasion of its neighbor.