Trump expresses doubt over US participation in peace plan talks

US President Donald Trump said that trilateral talks between the United States, Ukraine, and the European Union on the peace plan are scheduled for December 13, but he expressed uncertainty about whether the US delegation will actually attend.

Speaking from the White House, Trump emphasised that the decision to participate will depend on whether the meeting is likely to produce concrete results, Caliber.Az reports, citing the White House social media account.

“Well, there's a meeting on Saturday [December 13]. We'll see whether or not we attend the meeting. We said we'll attend the meeting if they think there's a good chance,” he said.

Trump noted that European partners and Ukraine expect US participation, but Washington does not intend to expend resources unnecessarily.

“They want us to attend and we'll be attending the meeting on Saturday [December 13] in Europe if we think there's a good chance. And we don't want to waste a lot of time. We think it's negative. We, you know, want it to get settled. We want to save a lot of lives,” the president concluded.

The United States has drafted a 28‑point peace proposal aimed at ending Russia’s war in Ukraine, but the plan has been widely criticized by Europe and Ukraine for being too favourable to Russian demands, including territorial concessions and limits on Ukraine’s armed forces.

European leaders argue that any credible peace settlement must fully respect Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, oppose forced territorial changes, and include sustained security guarantees and a central role for the EU in negotiations.

Ukraine has been submitting and revising its own peace proposals while engaging in talks with US and European representatives, but major sticking points remain over control of regions like Donbas and the Zaporizhzhia plant, and how security assurances would work.

By Jeyhun Aghazada