Kremlin foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov said Friday that Moscow had not seen the revised U.S. proposals made after the latest negotiations with Ukraine, but that it may not like some parts of them.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Wednesday that kyiv had agreed on key points of a post-war reconstruction plan in discussions with Jared Kushner, son-in-law of U.S. President Donald Trump, and other senior officials.
Zelenskiy said work on an “economic document” was underway and that Ukraine was “fully aligned with the American side.”
The United States has sought to create an investment fund in Ukraine for sectors such as rare metals, a central aspect of the country’s post-war reconstruction.
Moscow has also expressed interest in attracting foreign investment after The Wall Street Journal reported that Washington’s peace plan included proposals to invest in Russian rare earths and energy.
Ushakov, the Kremlin adviser, said Friday that the Russian side had not yet seen the new proposals, but suggested that Moscow might not view them favorably.
“We haven’t seen the revised versions of the American sketches. When we see them, we might not like many things, that’s how I feel,” Ushakov told reporters.
He added that European and Ukrainian officials should participate in an “active brainstorming session” over the weekend and that the Kremlin must see what the outcome will be.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday there were no lingering “misunderstandings” with Washington over Ukraine, but added that Moscow wanted any peace plan to include collective security guarantees for all parties involved.
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