Carney says U.S. peace plan for Ukraine needs ‘more work’; expert calls it a ‘disaster’
Global News
Ukraine peace talks take centre stage at the G20 Summit in Johannesburg, with the United States, Russia and China notably absent from the summit.
Prime Minister Mark Carney joined several world leaders Saturday, saying a U.S.-backed plan for peace in Ukraine needs “more work.”
The statement came as world leaders gathered in Johannesburg, South Africa, for the G20 summit, which the United States is boycotting. Russia and China are also absent.
Before the G20, U.S. President Donald Trump gave Ukraine until Nov.27 to accept a 28-point plan that could end the war. Washington and Moscow worked together to draft the plan and caters to many of Russian President Vladimir Putin‘s longstanding demands while offering limited security guarantees to Ukraine.
Michael Bociurkiw, a Canadian journalist, global affairs analyst and senior fellow at The Atlantic Council, condemned the plan.
”It’s a disaster for Ukraine. If any Ukrainian leader were to sign up for even a part of this so-called plan, it would be the end of Ukraine as we know it, a game over for a sovereign Ukraine,” he said.
One of the plan’s points includes the recognition of select Ukrainian territories as ”de facto Russian.”
In a recorded speech posted online, Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy called the consideration of the plan one of the most difficult moments in Ukrainian history.
“Now, Ukraine may find itself facing a very difficult choice: Either a loss of dignity or the risk of losing a key partner,” Zelenskyy said in his online address.
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