LONDON — Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov declined to elaborate on Moscow’s position in ongoing negotiations between the United States and Ukraine over Russia’s large-scale invasion of its neighbor, telling reporters Tuesday that it was “impossible to comment” amid what he called “an information frenzy.”
Russian officials have offered limited reaction to weekend talks in Geneva, Switzerland, in which U.S., European and Ukrainian officials met to discuss the controversial U.S.-backed peace plan proposal presented to kyiv last week, with terms that critics say would have constituted a Ukrainian capitulation.
On Monday, a Ukrainian official close to the matter told ABC News that the original 28-point draft had been revised to 19 points, and both U.S. and Ukrainian representatives called the Geneva talks productive.
Peskov, however, said on Tuesday that Moscow could not yet comment. “It is impossible to comment on every media report at the moment,” the Kremlin spokesman was quoted as saying by Russian state news agency Tass.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stands at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Nov. 19, 2025.
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“I would describe the situation as a news frenzy; there’s no other way to describe it,” he said. “In fact, a lot of contradictory information, contradictory statements, etc., are published.”
However, Peskov added that the United States’ original 28-point framework “is currently the only thing substantial.” The Kremlin spokesman called the proposal “Trump’s framework.”
“We believe that it could be a very good basis for negotiations and this was stated by our president,” Peskov said. “We will look into it thoroughly when the time comes.”
The initial 28-point US proposal was widely interpreted as favorable to Russia, as it contained several long-held maximalist demands from the Kremlin. Among them was that Ukraine reduced its armed forces by more than half and gave up swaths of territory not yet occupied by Russia.
Ukraine would also be banned from possessing long-range weapons, while Moscow would retain virtually all of the territory it has occupied and receive some form of recognition for its 2014 seizure of Crimea under the latest plan proposed by the United States.
On Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a meeting of his Security Council that the Kremlin had received the 28-point U.S. proposal. “I think it could also form the basis for a final peace agreement, but this text has not been discussed with us in detail,” Putin said.
“I think the reason is the same: the American administration has not yet managed to achieve the agreement from the Ukrainian side, since Ukraine is opposed to it,” Putin added. “Apparently, Ukraine and its European allies still have the illusion that they can inflict strategic defeat on Russia on the battlefield.”
TOPSHOT – U.S. and Ukrainian officials discuss a U.S. plan to end the war in Ukraine at the U.S. Mission in Geneva, Nov. 23, 2025. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Geneva on the morning of Nov. 23, 2025, to discuss a U.S. plan to end the war in Ukraine, after Washington signaled room for negotiation on the controversial proposal. Ukrainian, European and Canadian officials also met in the Swiss city. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP via Getty Images)
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The Kremlin’s top foreign policy adviser, Yuri Ushakov, told reporters on Monday that any proposal would require review by all sides and that so far no one has discussed it with Russia.
“I suppose it would be natural to expect the Americans to approach us to meet face to face and start discussions,” he said when asked if talks between Moscow and Washington on the US plan were expected in the coming weeks.
A U.S. official told ABC News that U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll held secret talks Monday with a Russian delegation in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates, to follow up on talks with Ukrainian representatives in Geneva.
On Tuesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in televised comments that Moscow had received the peace proposal “through unofficial channels.” There are, he added, “a number of issues that, of course, need clarification.”
It is not entirely clear how many of the remaining 19 points were included in the initial proposal.
But a Ukrainian source briefed on the matter told ABC News that the updated proposed peace deal does not include a hard limit on the size of the Ukrainian military and does not include any offer of amnesty for acts committed during the war.
Russian President Vladimir Putin visits one of the command posts of the group of Western troops, in the midst of the current Russian-Ukrainian conflict, on November 20, 2025.
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US President Donald Trump hinted at progress in a Monday social media post. “Is it really possible that great progress is being made in peace talks between Russia and Ukraine???” he wrote on social media.
“Don’t believe it until you see it, but something good may be happening,” Trump added.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated on Monday that “after Geneva, there are fewer points, no longer 28, and in this framework many correct things have been taken into account.”
“There is still something to work on together – very difficult – to produce a final document, and we have to do everything with dignity,” he added, saying he will discuss “sensitive” issues with Trump.
Rustem Umerov, secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council and long a prominent member of kyiv’s negotiating team, suggested in a Tuesday social media post that Zelenskyy could visit Washington, D.C. “at the earliest suitable date in November to complete the final steps and reach an agreement with President Trump.”
This photo taken on November 25, 2025 shows a view of a damaged residential building in kyiv, Ukraine.
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Zelenskyy, however, said shortly afterward that Ukraine and Western negotiators had “coordinated our positions and priority issues for discussion, as well as some of our next steps and contacts.” The president did not mention a possible trip to Washington.
“We see many perspectives that can make the path to peace real,” Zelenskyy said. “There are significant results and there is much work ahead.”
Luis Martinez, Patrick Reevell and Joe Simonetti of ABC News contributed to this report.
