Officials on Monday said progress was made in weekend discussions on amending the U.S. peace proposal for Ukraine that many saw as favoring Russia, but they gave no details and the Kremlin said it hadn’t seen the changes.

Washington’s 28-point plan presented last week caused alarm by heavily aligning with Moscow’s demands in the nearly four-year war caused by its invasion. The plan pressed Ukraine to hand over some territory to Russia and reduce its army. It also sought Europe’s agreement that Ukraine will never be admitted into the NATO military alliance.

European officials, who say they were blindsided by the plan and that their own security is at stake, pressed Washington for changes in the Geneva talks between U.S. and Ukrainian officials.

“The negotiations were a step forward,

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