In London, a meeting of the Ukrainian delegation is to be held today with representatives of Great Britain, France and the USA regarding the suspension of weapons in the war of Russia with Ukraine.
According to the sources referred to by the editors of “The Telegraph”, at the meeting US representatives are to present their plan to end the war. It covers seven points. The most important of them concerns Crimea. The key point of the US peace proposal is to be officially recognized as part of Russia, as well as the actual recognition of the occupation of other Ukrainian territories. This would mean the freezing of the war on the current front line and leaving Vladimir Putin control over most of Ukraine.
A partial concession to Ukraine would be to restore its access to the mouth of the Dnieper and withdrawing Russian troops from part of the Kherson region.
General Keith Kellogg, a special envoy of Donald Trump for Russia and Ukraine, stated that he expected Ukraine at a meeting in London, she will stop to this plan, after which Steve Witkoff will present the relevant documents to Putin. Ukrainian officials, however, consider the proposed agreement insufficient – it does not give Ukraine a security guarantee and approves its territorial losses.
At the same time, “The Telegraph” notes that Putin is unlikely to be willing to give Ukraine even small territories on which his army controls.
Seven peace agreement points
One of the sources of “The Telegraph” said that the first two points of the American peace plan predict immediate suspension of weapons and direct negotiations between Kiev and Moscow. The third point assumes the refusal of Ukraine to join NATO with the possibility of accession to the EU. According to the plan, Ukraine's stability is to provide European forces, but – as “The Telegraph” notes – the United States does not guarantee that they will help them with this.
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The fourth point of the plan is the official recognition of Crimea as Russian. This is contrary to international law, which states that “no country can attach the territory of another state.” In addition to Crimea, Russia is controlling the parts of Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson and Zaporoski. This proposal will effectively allow Russia to maintain control over these regions, although without formal recognition of them as Russian.
The Zaporian Nuclear Power Plant, which is currently under Russia's control, would be put to the United States control as planned. The sixth point provides for an agreement on minerals, which would give American companies access to Ukrainian resources. The seventh point assumes the abolition of all American sanctions imposed on Russia and initiating a new stage of cooperation with it in the energy sector.
Without the expected breakthroughs
“The Telegraph” notes that this plan is not in line with the UK foreign policy line, which supports Ukraine's accession to NATO. On February 14, the prime minister personally confirmed this position to Zelanski.
Despite Putin's consent to “freezing” the invasion on the current front line, the Kremlin said that “there is no need to determine the strict time frames.” The Ukrainian constitution does not allow the waiver of territories without a referendum, and its organization is currently impossible due to martial law.
Observers assume that the meeting in London will not bring a final agreement. Representatives of the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs perceive them more as an opportunity to present their own vision of peace.
On April 22, the British daily “Financial Times”, citing his own sources, announced that Vladimir Putin told Steve Witkoff to a special US representative that Russia was ready to stop the invasion on the front line and give up claims to control four regions of Ukraine.
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