Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has welcomed amendments to the controversial 28-point peace plan designed to end the war with Russia, after several proposals deemed favourable to Moscow were reportedly removed.
According to diplomatic sources, Ukraine’s European allies drafted a revised version of the plan following concerns that parts of it appeared aligned with Russia’s war goals.
“Now the list of necessary steps to end the war can become doable…” Zelensky said on Telegram. “Many correct elements have been incorporated into this framework.”
In the early hours of Tuesday, a wave of Russian missile and drone attacks struck an apartment building in Kyiv, mayor Vitali Klitschko confirmed. The bombardment also disrupted electricity and water supplies across parts of the capital.
Ukraine’s Ministry of Energy said the country had faced a “massive, combined enemy attack” on its energy infrastructure.
“Energy officials will begin assessing the consequences and restoration work as soon as the security situation permits,” it said in a statement.
US and Ukrainian officials met in Geneva on Sunday to discuss the plan, originally drafted by American and Russian negotiators in October.
The proposal had sparked alarm in Kyiv and among European allies, particularly over sections perceived as accommodating Moscow’s demands. Russian representatives did not attend the meeting in Switzerland.
On Monday, a Kremlin spokesperson dismissed the suggested modifications as “completely unconstructive”.
Meanwhile, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt pushed back against claims that the Trump administration was leaning toward Russia in its approach to resolving the conflict.
“The idea that the United States of America is not engaging with both sides equally in this war to bring it to an end is a complete and total fallacy,” she said. She added that President Donald Trump remained “hopeful and optimistic” that a peace plan could emerge.
Following the Geneva discussions, Trump posted on social media that “something good just may be happening”, but warned: “Don’t believe it until you see it.”
At the meeting, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was forced to deny accusations that the peace plan championed by Trump had been influenced by the Kremlin, after several elements were seen to reflect longstanding Russian positions.
Speaking later on Monday, Zelensky described the updated proposal as “truly the right approach”.
“The sensitive issues, the most delicate points, I will discuss with President Trump,” he added, without providing a timeline.
An official in Zelensky’s office said the original 28-point document leaked last Friday was no longer in use.
Ukraine’s First Deputy Foreign Minister Sergiy Kyslytsa, who attended the Geneva talks, told the Financial Times that the plan now contained just 19 points, with more contentious issues, including territorial concessions, to be decided by national leaders.
UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced that a virtual “coalition of the willing” meeting of European allies would take place on Tuesday to review developments.
There was, he said, still work required to achieve a “just and lasting peace” in Ukraine.
