New US peace plan for Ukraine involves Kyiv ceding land, weapons: Reports
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Terms of the US-drafted, 28-point framework to end the war closely track Russian demands, according to news reports.
The United States has a new proposal to end Russia’s war on Ukraine that entails Kyiv giving up territory and some weaponry and has signalled to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy he must accept it, according to several news reports.
Citing unnamed sources familiar with the draft, several publications reported on Wednesday that the framework was drawn up in consultation with Russian officials.
Russia, meanwhile, denied the existence of any new peace plan.
News of the proposal, which comes ahead of a scheduled meeting between Zelenskyy and US military officials in Kyiv on Thursday, would be a blow to Ukraine as it continues to lose territory in its east and has urgently called on allies for greater military support.
The Financial Times quoted an unidentified official as saying the proposal is “heavily tilted towards Russia” and “very comfortable for [Russian President Vladimir] Putin”.
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