The US peace plan for resolving the war in Ukraine, which previously consisted of 28 points, has undergone significant changes. This was reported by Alexander Bevz, an advisor to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, after negotiations held on November 23 in Geneva.
This is reported by Kyiv24
Main Changes in the US Peace Initiative
According to Bevz, some points from the original document were completely removed, while others were significantly altered. As a result, the new version of the peace plan now contains only 19 points, as reported by the Financial Times, citing its own sources. The specific provisions that were changed or removed have not been disclosed at this time.
“Ukraine discussed every point of the proposed plan with the US… no proposal from the Ukrainian side went without a response,” Bevz informed.
The updated American plan does not impose a ban on Ukraine’s accession to NATO: such a decision is to be made after reaching a consensus within the Alliance. The document also stipulates that Russian assets in Europe remain frozen until Russia compensates Ukraine for all damages incurred.
EU Position and Russia’s Reaction
Meanwhile, the leaders of the European Union presented their own proposals, based on the original 28-point version, but containing significant changes. In particular, the European plan suggests starting negotiations on territorial issues from the current line of confrontation. The American version only addressed the division of the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, while Crimea, Luhansk, and Donetsk regions were de facto recognized as Russian.
On November 24, Yuri Ushakov, an assistant to the President of Russia, commented on the US peace initiative, noting that Moscow is aware of “one of the variants” of the plan, but detailed negotiations regarding it have not taken place. In his opinion, the document may still change under the influence of the positions of Russia, Ukraine, Europe, and the US.
The emergence of information about the 28-point plan became known last week, after which the US confirmed the existence of the peace initiative, although it did not confirm the authenticity of the published document. The US State Department emphasized that the plan was developed in the United States, taking into account proposals from both Russia and Ukraine.
The Geneva meeting involving representatives from the US, Ukraine, the EU, and leading European countries was organized to coordinate the details of the American proposals and seek a compromise on issues that concern European countries and Ukraine. Among these are the potential transfer of territories to Russia, limitations on the size of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and questions regarding Ukraine’s NATO membership.