Kyiv and its allies voiced optimism Tuesday that talks with an American delegation had produced changes to the plan, while the Kremlin said it was waiting to hear more.

Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov suggests Moscow would walk away from proposal that differs substantially from Alaska talks

The initial 28-point plan, viewed positively by Russia, was “refined” after U.S.-Ukraine talks in Geneva on Sunday to address Kyiv’s concerns that the first draft was too heavily in Moscow’s favor and crossed its red lines. The latest draft under discussion now has 19 points.

A missile-and-drone barrage killed at least six people in Ukraine’s capital, officials said, hours after officials said they had made some headway on a peace proposal.

From the front-line city of Pokrovsk in eastern Donetsk, to Zaporizhzhia in the south, there is little doubt that Russia is making advances. But, battlefield monitors suggest the picture is not quite so bleak for Ukraine as Trump and Putin suggest.

A plan to end Russia’s war with Ukraine is progressing, according to American and Ukrainian officials, who also acknowledged more work still to do. (Scripps News)

US officials are pushing Ukraine to accept the terms of a 28-point proposal to end Russia’s war against its neighbor as the basis for negotiations, and wanted Kyiv to issue a statement in that regard,

Russia launched a fresh attack on Kyiv early Tuesday after a night of missile and drone strikes that killed six people and wounded at least a dozen, according to Ukrainian authorities.