Ukraine will present an updated peace plan to the United States on Tuesday to end the war on Russia. president Volodymyr Zelenski reported that the paper was reduced from 28 to 20 points, but the key territorial issue of Donbas remains unresolved. In parallel, Zelenski conducts intensive diplomacy in Europe, visiting London, Brussels and Italy.
Zelenski, responding to journalists through WhatsApp on Monday, explained the process of finalising the plan: «NSA (National safety Advisors) will work on the final version of the plan, which he brought to the dead – NSA of Europeans with Ukraine. I think the plan will be ready tomorrow. Tonight, about this time. We will review it again and send it to the United States of America».
The president of Ukraine confirmed the simplification of the document: «There were 28 points, now there is 20. We evened this direction and, frankly, Ukraine's unfavorable points were removed. The Americans are fundamentally willing to find a compromise. Of course, there are hard issues concerning the territory. No compromise has yet been found in this regard».
Intensive diplomacy in Europe
Zelenski held talks in London on Monday with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French president Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merzem. On the same evening, he went to Brussels for meetings with the European Commission's Head Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Council Antonio Costa and Secretary General of NATO Mark Rutte.
On Tuesday, the president of Ukraine will meet Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Italy. Zelenski besides announced the announcement of this week's large gathering of "the willing coalition".
US force and dispute over conditions
According to 2 Ukrainian sources cited by Axios, the US administration puts strong force on Kiev to accept peace terms. 1 origin stated: «We felt that the US wanted to sale us in various ways a Russian request to take over the full Donbas and that the Americans wanted Zelenski to accept it during a telephone call».
The main point of dispute remains the territorial issue – Russia demands the surrender of the full Donbass, including the part presently controlled by Ukraine (about 20 percent of the Donetsk region). Ukraine in turn expects strong safety guarantees from the US.
A U.S. government typical denied reports that the force is exerted more heavy on Kiev than on Moscow, ensuring that the U.S. is besides pushing Russian president Vladimir Putin to alleviate his demands.
Polish voice: worrying absence
Former Polish Ambassador to the USA and Israel Marek Magierowski assessed Poland's absence at the last summits concerning Ukraine's future as a "disturbing phenomenon". In the program "The planet According to Poland", he said: «This is simply a disturbing phenomenon, that during the last fewer summits of this kind, on which the situation in Ukraine and its future were discussed, Poland was lacking».
Magierowski besides expressed scepticism about the fast reaching of an agreement. In an interview with "Faktu", he stated: "I don't think there is any agreement on Ukraine before Christmas". As a reason he pointed out Putin's tenacity and political hazard to Zelenski: «If Volodymyr Zelenski had yet agreed to donate Donbas and another circuits, then politically specified a decision would have been very controversial from the point of view of Ukrainian society, which could surely harm him».
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer described the peace negotiations as being at "critical stage" on 8 December.
Note: This article was created utilizing Artificial Intelligence (AI).
