US and Ukraine signal peace plan progress after Geneva talks

Both sides say "intensive work" will take place on outstanding issues following talks on a US-backed plan to end the war.

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A joint statement said talks on a US-backed plan in Geneva, which are now understood to have concluded, were "highly productive".

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said there had been a "tremendous amount of progress" on honing the plan, but there was "still some work to be done" before a final agreement could be put to Russia.

The plan's original draft, details of which were leaked last week, was cautiously welcomed by Russia, but not by leaders in Kyiv and Europe, who saw it as too favourable to the Kremlin.

Watch: Trump says Ukraine proposal is not his final offerKremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists on Monday that Moscow has not yet received any information about the outcome of the US-Ukraine talks in Geneva.