Despite promising progress, Zelensky has stressed that Ukraine cannot sign off on any agreement without explicit provisions to safeguard the country’s future.

Citing an unnamed White House official, Politico reported the Trump administration sees it as an opportune time for a weakened Zelensky to agree to a peace deal as Russian energy infrastructure strikes plunges Ukrainians into a fourth tough winter.

Ukraine, US and European officials met in Geneva to discuss the draft plan presented by Washington to end the nearly 4-year old conflict.

A U.S. official told CBS News on Tuesday that Ukraine's government had "agreed to a peace deal" brokered by the Trump administration to stop Russia's nearly four-year assault. The American official and Ukraine's national security adviser Rustem Umerov said a common understanding on a proposal had been reached,