What recent developments occurred in the Ukraine war negotiations?
Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. U.S. and Ukrainian representatives met Sunday to discuss a U.S. proposal to end the war in Ukraine. Russia started that war more than three years ago. The U.S. plan is widely seen as favoring Russia. NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben reports.
A joint statement released by the White House said that U.S. and Ukraine officials met in Geneva, Switzerland. Together, the two countries called the discussions, quote, constructive, focused, and respectful. The 28-point plan was written without significant input from Ukraine or its European allies.
It calls for Ukraine to give up some territory to Russia, shrink its military, and would block Ukraine from joining NATO. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky responded to the plan last week in a video address, saying his country faces a choice between losing its dignity or losing the U.S. as a key international partner.
In response to a reporter's question, Trump said this weekend that this plan is not his, quote, final offer to Ukraine. Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR News.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney doesn't appear to be in any rush to resume trade talks with Washington. As Dan Karpenchuk reports, he made the suggestion while attending the G20 leaders' meeting in Johannesburg.
On the sidelines of the talks, Carney said he would resume discussions with the U.S., quote, "...when it's appropriate," adding that he didn't have any pressing issue to talk about with President Trump. Carney said his government is busy with Canada's future and with building new trade partnerships around the globe.
Trump abruptly halted trade talks with Canada last month after an Ontario ad that featured the voice of former President Ronald Reagan saying tariffs do not work in the long term. Ottawa was in talks to try to lower U.S. import tariffs on steel, aluminum and autos.
Carney said he is open to dialogue with Washington and that there will be conversations with Trump most likely in the next couple of weeks. For NPR News, I'm Dan Carpinchuck in Toronto.
New York Mayor-elect Zoran Mamdani says he stands by his characterization of President Trump as a despot and a fascist. His comments followed a favorable meeting with Trump at the White House on Friday. Mamdani says he will still be able to work with Trump on a number of issues that are currently facing New York, but immigration, he says, is not one of them.
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