The President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, confirmed that during a meeting in the Kremlin with American representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on December 2, the Russian side refused to agree to certain points of the American peace plan regarding the end of the war between Russia and Ukraine. He stated this in an interview with the Indian television company India Today ahead of his visit to India. It is reported that this interview has not yet been made public.
This is reported by Kyiv24
Discussion of the Peace Plan and Positions of the Parties
Putin noted that during the conversation, they had to examine each point of the peace initiative in detail. Earlier, his assistant Yuri Ushakov mentioned that the discussions were more about the general concept rather than specific provisions. According to Putin, the initial American plan consisted of 28 points, which have practically not changed; however, the US proposed to combine them into four separate “packages.” It is known that after consultations involving EU representatives in Geneva, the number of points was reduced to 19. Officially, none of these options have been made public, although the proposal with 28 points has appeared in the media — the White House has not denied its authenticity.
At the same time, representatives of Ukraine and the European Union made it clear that some provisions of the plan are too favorable for the Russian Federation. Kyiv agreed to use this document as a basis for future peace negotiations.
Statements on Territories and Further Steps
Putin described the meeting with Kushner and Witkoff as “very useful.” American President Donald Trump also responded positively to it. At the same time, official US representatives refrained from specific comments regarding the substance of the negotiations.
The Russian president also stated that Russia will “in any case” control the territories of Ukraine that it claims, through armed or other means.
In the headlines of Russian media, there is mention of “Donbas and Novorossiya,” but Putin himself, as during a recent speech in Moscow, did not specify the list of these territories. It is known that the “28 points” involve transferring control of the Donetsk region to Russia. Officially, Moscow also claims rights to the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions. Ukraine categorically refuses to transfer its territories but is willing to consider the issue of a ceasefire along the front line.