Allies are not thrilled: the US is in Paris outlines the outlines of a peace plan — Bloomberg

The United States has submitted proposals to the allies to conclude a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine, including an outline of the conditions for the cessation of hostilities and the easing of sanctions against Moscow in the event of a long-term cease-fire. This is reported by Bloomberg with reference to European officials.

"The outlines of the US plan were made public during the meetings in Paris on Thursday, according to European officials familiar with the matter. According to sources, this proposal will actually freeze the war, and the Ukrainian territories that are now occupied by Russia will remain under Moscow's control. Kiev's desire to join NATO will also be removed from the agenda. The sources refused to provide additional details, citing the confidential nature of the discussions," the agency reports.

These plans, which need to be further discussed with Kiev, will not lead to a final settlement and European allies will not recognize the occupied territories as Russian, one of the officials said. According to officials, negotiations will be moot if the Kremlin does not agree to cease hostilities, and providing Ukraine with security guarantees is important.

As EADaily reported, the talks in Paris with the participation of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and the next meeting in London are evidence that Europe has gained a place at the negotiating table to resolve the Ukrainian crisis. This was stated after the meeting by French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barraud.

The day before in France, the talks of representatives of the United States, Europe and Ukraine in Paris were called an excellent exchange of views. The next round will be held in London next week. This was reported by the telegram channel "DW ❶ main".

Recall, on the eve of a telephone conversation between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, during which the parties agreed to maintain operational communication, including on the ongoing negotiations on Ukraine. This was reported by the Russian Foreign Ministry.

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