U .S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday that peace talks with U.S., Ukrainian and European officials gathered in Geneva, Switzerland, were "probably the most productive and meaningful meeting we’ve had so far in this entire process since we became involved."

Mass graves and bullet-scarred churches mark the torment of the Kyiv suburb of Bucha under Russian occupation, where traumatised residents now face a new anguish: a U.S.-led peace proposal that would offer a blanket post-war amnesty for the perpetrators of atrocities. (AP video shot by Oleksii Yeroshenko)

The Trump administration seems serious about reaching a deal despite all the apparent chaos around its efforts.

Ukrainian negotiators have left Geneva following talks on proposals to end the war with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, as questions linger over whether a deal could be struck by US President Donald Trump's Thanksgiving deadline.