(MENAFN- UkrinForm) According to Ukrinform, Yermak announced this on Telegram.

"The first session of negotiations with the American delegation in Geneva has just concluded," he said.

"I want to confirm that we had a very productive first session with the distinguished American delegation. We have made very good progress and are moving forward to a just and lasting peace," Yermak added.

He stressed that "the Ukrainian people deserve and want this peace more than anyone."

"We sincerely thank our great friends - the United States, personally President Trump and his team - for their commitment to bring peace," Yermak said.

He also stated that a second meeting will take place later today, "where we will continue to work on joint proposals with the engagement of our European partners."

"Final decisions will be taken by our Presidents," Yermak said.

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Earlier reports said that the Ukrainian delegation had begun work in Geneva on coordinating a peace plan.

Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak said he had held his first meeting in Geneva with national security advisers to the leaders of the United Kingdom, France, and Germany – Jonathan Powell, Emmanuel Bonne, and Guenther Sautter.

U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed on November 21 that his administration had set next Thursday as the deadline for Ukraine to agree to the White House plan to end Russia's war.

According to an article by Axios, the plan consists of 28 points and is divided into four broad categories: peace in Ukraine, security guarantees, European security, and the future of U.S. relations with Russia and Ukraine.

Following his conversation with U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance on November 21, President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine, the United States, and Europe would work at the advisers' level to ensure that the path to peace becomes truly workable.

Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov said that consultations between senior Ukrainian and U.S. officials on possible parameters of a future peace agreement would begin in the coming days.

On November 22, Zelensky signed a decree establishing a Ukrainian delegation to participate in the negotiation process with the United States and other international partners, as well as representatives of the Russian Federation, to achieve a just and lasting peace. The delegation is led by Yermak.

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