Geneva to host talks on Ukraine war, as Trump pushes for 28-point peace planpublished at 08:20 GMT
08:20 GMT
Matt Spivey
Live reporter
Delegations from the US, Ukraine and its European allies will convene in Geneva this morning for fresh talks on the Ukraine war.
It comes after US President Donald Trump proposed a 28-point plan to end the war, which Russian President Vladimir Putin said could form the basis of an agreement.
As it stands, the plan would include the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from parts of eastern Ukraine and the freezing of borders on the country’s southern battle lines.
Ukrainian President Zelensky warned his country faced “one of the most difficult moments in our history”, as Trump has applied pressure on him to accept the deal.
In a joint statement issued at the G20 summit in South Africa on Saturday, Ukraine’s allies publicly pushed back against the plan.
They voiced concern it “would leave Ukraine vulnerable to attack” and would “require additional work”.
Overnight, Ukraine struck a major power station in Russia’s Moscow region which triggered a fire, according to Moscow’s regional governor.
Meanwhile, the regional head of Ukraine’s southern Zaporizhzhia region said 894 Russian strikes damaged buildings and infrastructure in the past 24-hours.
We’ll be closing monitoring the summit in Geneva and the situation in Ukraine throughout the day, stay with us.