End of October:
Steve Witkoff and Kirill Dmitriyev, envoys for the presidents of the United States and Russia, meet in the utmost secrecy in Miami, Florida. Without Ukrainian participation, a document is drawn up – inspired by the Gaza peace plan – with 28 points outings from both superpowers on how to end the war in Ukraine.
Middle of last week:
Russian and American officials leak the news of the Ukraine document to media in the United States. The plan is met with surprise and outrage. Partly because Ukraine and Europe were not consulted, and partly because the document's 28 points demand major concessions from the Kiev government, but hardly anything from the regime in Moscow.
Friday, November 21:
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says in a speech to the nation that Ukraine risks losing the United States as a partner. European leaders are launching intensive diplomacy to change the peace draft to put more pressure on Russia.
Saturday, November 22:
Many countries, including Sweden, are holding digital summits. “Aggression against a neighboring country must never pay off,” sums up Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M)’s view of the peace efforts.
Sunday, November 23:
The US and Ukraine are meeting in Switzerland, hoping to find rewordings in the peace plan that are acceptable to Ukraine and Europe at large. European powers are also participating in the meeting, which ends with an “updated peace framework,” it is said, without making the details public.
Monday, November 24:
Germany calls it a “decisive victory” for Europe that the Geneva meeting made it clear that the US and Russia will not agree on anything on their own. However, Finnish President Alexander Stubb stresses that “there are still big issues that need to be resolved.”
New summits are in the pipeline, with the Ukraine issue being the focus among European leaders participating in a previously planned meeting between the EU and Africa in Angola.
