Ukraine and the US appear to have agreed on a framework for peace in the Russian-Ukraine war .

This is a step forward from last week, when a 28-point peace plan developed by US special envoy Steve Witkoff had been discussed.

That document would have scuppered any Ukrainian and European hopes for a balanced settlement. In fact, it was an inexpert collection of ideas for a settlement that much favoured Russia.

To arrest that dynamic, the UK, France and Germany rapidly prepared a counter-draft, which was presented at a hastily convened weekend crisis meeting held in Geneva. New Feature

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Flatteringly for the US delegation, that draft mirrored the structure of their 28-points and offered some symbolic concessions (G8 return for Moscow

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