By Idrees Ali and Tom Balmforth, Reuters
Photo: OLEKSII FILIPPOV / AFP
Ukraine has signalled support for the framework of a peace deal with Russia but stressed that sensitive issues needed to be fixed at a meeting between President Volodymyr Zelensky and United States President Donald Trump.
Kyiv's message hinted that an intense diplomatic push by the Trump administration could be yielding some fruit but any optimism could be short-lived, especially as Russia stressed it would not let any deal stray too far from its own objectives.
US and Ukrainian negotiators held talks on the latest US-backed peace plan in Geneva on Sunday (local time). US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll then met on Monday and Tuesday (local time) with Russian officials in Abu Dhabi, a spokesperson for Driscoll said.
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