Ukrainian and US officials meet for emergency talks on plan to end war with Russia – live

8.55am GMT Western officials hold talks in Geneva on US plan for Ukraine as Trump suggests deal is not ‘final offer’ Welcome back to our live coverage of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Ukrainian and American officials will meet in Switzerland on Sunday for emergency talks to discuss a draft US plan to end the war that is widely seen as being favourable to Moscow despite Russia launching the full-scale invasion in February 2022. The 28-point draft plan, which was leaked last week, includes proposals that Kyiv had previously ruled out, including handing over areas of Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region. It also says that Ukraine should limit its military and relinquish its ambitions to join Nato. Ukraine would receive “reliable security guarantees”, the plan says without specifying. Washington has given Kyiv a deadline of Thursday to respond, but Kyiv is seeking changes to the draft plan, which European and Ukrainian officials have said amounts to a “capitulation”. The US president, Donald Trump, has said the plan is “by far” not the “final offer”, suggesting an extension could be possible. He has repeatedly expressed frustration at both Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Russian and Ukrainian leaders, for the lack of progress in negotiations. A meeting has been hastily convened in Geneva later today, where national security advisers from the E3 – France, Britain and Germany – will reportedly meet EU, American and Ukrainian officials for further discussions. Both the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, and the US special envoy, Steve Witkoff, will attend the Geneva meeting on Sunday. Ukraine’s delegation is led by the head of Zelenskyy’s office, Andriy Yermak, and includes top security officials. Stick with us as we bring you the latest developments throughout the day.