The Russian authorities evaluated this on Monday She described the alternative prepared by the United Kingdom, France and Britain as “unconstructive.” Germany Donald Trump’s US peace plan for Ukraine. “It is not convenient for us,” said presidential advisor Yuri Ushakov.
the plan It was presented on Sunday in Geneva With it, the European partners intended not only to put an end to Russia’s territorial claims and extend guarantees to Ukraine, but also to position themselves as part of an agreement in which they were not taken into account.
““We learned about the European plan, which at first glance is not constructive in any way and does not suit us.” At the same time, Ushakov confirmed to the media that he noted that “many” points of the plan presented by the United States last week seemed “completely acceptable.”
But Ushakov explained that the draft was handed over to them by the United States “It will be subject to review and modifications.” Not only on the Russian side, but also on the Ukrainian, American and European side, according to the Russian Interfax news agency.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio celebrated this weekend’s meeting in Geneva “Most productive yet.” In it, the Ukrainian side presented “some proposals” to make “changes” to the original draft in order to satisfy all parties.
In a joint statement, Kiev and Washington agreed to point out that “any future agreement must fully respect Ukraine’s sovereignty.” One of the buildings that questioned the 28-point planwhereby Russian sovereignty over Donbass and parts of Kherson and Zaporizhia was recognized.
Points of contention
Among the main points that the European Union demanded to be cancelled, the most prominent ones stipulate that Ukraine withdraw its forces from the part it still controls in the eastern Donbas region. The European Union proposes the current line of communication, i.e. the front line, As a reference for negotiating land distribution, it is proposed that Ukraine commit to not attempting to reclaim any territory by military means.
The European proposal also requests amending the articles that They ruled out Ukraine joining NATO And the deployment of NATO forces on Ukrainian territory. On the other hand, the European plan also does not accept the investment of $100 billion of Russian assets frozen in the West in US-led reconstruction efforts in Ukraine, which, according to a point in the initial plan that the Europeans wish to change, would benefit from half of the income generated by this investment. The European Union also rejects Russia’s immediate reintegration into the international trading system, and is betting instead on the gradual lifting of sanctions.
At the moment it is not known Which of the European proposals were included in the end? In the framework agreement that emerged from Sunday’s consultations in Geneva between the Americans and Ukrainians, although the head of German diplomacy, Johan Wadevoll, stressed on Monday that “everything” that was damaging to NATO and the European Union in the latest draft had been deleted. According to the British publication Financial TimesThe document issued by the Geneva meetings was shortened to 19 titles.