Early drafts are likely to be heavily modified, an aide to President Putin has said<\/p>\n
Russia is currently reviewing the US-drafted peace plan to end the conflict between Moscow and Kiev and expects it to be heavily modified by all the interested parties, presidential aide Yury Ushakov told journalists on Monday. \u201cMany\u201d parts of the original US proposal \u201cappear to be acceptable\u201d to Moscow, he added.
\nWashington presented its plan to both Moscow and Kiev earlier this month. The details of the proposal have not been officially revealed by the media, but reports suggest that it includes de facto recognition of Russian control over Crimea and Donbass, a cap on Kiev\u2019s military and a call on Ukraine to stay out of NATO.
\nAccording to Ushakov, Russia has received a \u201csignal\u201d from the US that Washington would like to do discuss the proposal in a face-to-face meeting at some point, but there are no definite arrangements yet.
\n\u201cIt will, of course, be subject to revision and modification \u2013 on our side, and surely on the Ukrainian side as well, and on the American and European sides. This is a very serious issue,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
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EU defies Trump\u2019s Ukraine peace deal<\/p>\n
Russian President Vladimir Putin has already said that the US proposal could become the \u201cbasis of the final peace settlement.\u201d
\nThe EU presented its own set of demands for a future peace deal over the weekend that appear to go against the reported provisions of the original US-drafted proposal. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen stated on Sunday that no cap should be placed on Kiev\u2019s military and that the EU should be given a \u201ccentral\u201d role in the peace settlement. Ukraine\u2019s borders cannot be changed \u201cby force,\u201d she added.
\nCommenting on the development on Monday, Ushakov branded the EU conditions \u201cunconstructive\u201d and said that Russia could not accept them.
\nAmerican officials discussed Washington\u2019s original plan with the EU and Ukrainian representatives in Geneva on Sunday. According to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a \u201ctremendous amount of progress\u201d was made on the issue but Moscow\u2019s support would also be essential for any deal to hold.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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