According to an official, Ukraine accepts a peace deal with just “minor details” to resolve, but Russia has not responded.
The government of Ukraine has “agreed to a peace deal” mediated by the Trump administration to halt Russia’s almost four-year onslaught, a U.S. official told a News reporter on Tuesday.
Rustem Umerov, the national security adviser for Ukraine and an American official, stated that a mutual understanding on a proposal had been established, with specifics having to be finalized.
Umerov expressed hope that Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the president of Ukraine, could visit the United States before the end of November to complete a deal. Zelenskyy’s possible visit to the United States this week was previously discussed between U.S. and Ukrainian officials on Sunday.
The Ukrainians have agreed to the peace deal,” the U.S. official told CBS News. “There are some minor details to be sorted out but they have agreed to a peace deal.”
The news came as U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll was in Abu Dhabi to meet with Russian officials, two U.S. officials and two diplomatic sources who were not authorized to speak publicly told CBS News. A fifth source with knowledge of the talks also confirmed Driscoll’s presence in the capital of the United Arab Emirates.
“Over the past week, the United States has made tremendous progress towards a peace deal by bringing both Ukraine and Russia to the table,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt wrote on X Tuesday morning. “There are a few delicate, but not insurmountable, details that must be sorted out and will require further talks between Ukraine, Russia, and the United States.”
here was no immediate reaction from Russia, the invading force, to what was agreed to in Abu Dhabi, and there were no details from U.S. or Ukrainian officials about what is in the latest proposal. Umerov said Tuesday that Ukraine had agreed to the “core terms” of a peace proposal amid the ongoing talks in Abu Dhabi, which include U.S., Ukrainian and Russian officials, though not all together at the same time.
Speaking earlier on Tuesday, veteran Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told reporters that while Russia “appreciates the U.S.’ position, which is taking the initiative in resolving the Ukrainian conflict,” Moscow “operates professionally, not leaking information before formal agreements are reached … Russia expects the U.S. to inform it of the results of consultations with Ukraine and Europe in the near future.”