GENEVA: US and Ukrainian representatives said that their talks in Geneva on the 28-point plan to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict had "made progress, " but details are unsettled as differences need to be narrowed down.
Following a meeting between the Ukrainian delegation and national security advisers from Britain, France, and Germany, the Ukrainian side held bilateral talks with the US representatives later in the day, Xinhua news agency reported.
In the evening, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Andriy Yermak, head of the Ukrainian Presidential Office, briefed reporters and issued separate statements.
Rubio said the talks were the "most productive and meaningful" since the process began, noting that the delegations had worked through key points one by one and made "good progress." He said the teams were now reviewing suggestions raised during the meeting and making efforts to narrow down some remaining differences.