Rome, 24 November (LaPresse) – The White House said that talks in Switzerland on a proposal to end the war in Ukraine marked a ‘significant step forward’ and reiterated that any final agreement would ‘fully respect’ Ukraine's sovereignty. A joint US-Ukraine statement, released minutes later by the United States, read: ‘Following the discussions, the parties drafted an updated and refined peace framework.’ Secretary of State Marco Rubio led a US delegation that met with Ukrainian and European officials in Geneva yesterday to try to work out a plan to end the conflict, which began in February 2022 with Russia's invasion of Ukraine.