Washington’s peace plan, initially with 28 points and favorable to Russian demands, underwent changes following Kiev’s concerns about territorial cession and reduction of Ukrainian armed forces.
The North American President considered this Sunday that there is a “good chance” of reaching an agreement to put an end to the following negotiations between a North American and Ukrainian delegation in Florida.
“I think Russia would like this to end, and I think Ukraine, I know Ukraine would like this to end,” declared Donald Trump aboard Air Force One (presidential plane).
Donald Trump recently released a peace plan considered by several European diplomats to be very favorable to Moscow.
Meanwhile, an American official told the news agency France-Presse (AFP) that the special envoy of the White House (American presidency), Steve Witkoff, will leave for Moscow on Monday, with the aim of continuing negotiations with Russia on Washington’s plan to end the war in Ukraine.
The same source indicated that Witkoff is expected to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday.
Witkoff’s trip takes place 24 hours after negotiations between delegations from the United States and Ukraine in Florida. Today’s talks were considered “productive” by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who, however, warned that “there is still work to be done” to reach an agreement.
On the Ukrainian side, Rustem Umerov, secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, said the meeting addressed “all important issues for Ukraine and Ukrainians.”
Washington’s peace plan released in mid-November, which included Moscow’s main demands, was initially welcomed by the Kremlin (Russian presidency), but underwent changes following negotiations between North Americans, Ukrainians and Europeans in Geneva, Switzerland.
The initial version of the plan, with 28 points, raised strong concerns in Kiev because it included measures such as the ceding of territories, the reduction of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the renunciation of NATO membership.
The Russian military offensive on Ukrainian territory, launched on February 24, 2022, plunged Europe into what is considered the most serious security crisis since the Second World War (1939-1945).
