“At this time, teams are meeting in Switzerland to work on steps to end the war. It is good that diplomacy has been revived and that talks can be constructive,” Zelensky wrote on Sunday on social networks.
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He informed that teams from Ukraine and the USA, as well as negotiation teams from European countries, remain in close contact with each other.
“We must stop the bloodshed and guarantee that the war will not be ignited again. I am waiting for the summaries of today's talks and I hope that all participants (of these negotiations) will be constructive. We all need a positive solution,” the president emphasized.
Peace plan for Ukraine
It is expected that during the talks in Switzerland, the American side will explain the circumstances of the creation of the 28-point plan, which includes, among others: Russia's takeover of most of the areas of Ukraine previously occupied by the Russian army, as well as areas in the Donetsk Oblast still controlled by Ukrainians. Moreover, the authorities in Kiev would resign from NATO membership and reduce the size of the army to 600,000. soldiers.
Most European countries assessed that the American proposals were too far-reaching concessions to Russia. According to media reports, France, Germany and Great Britain developed a counterproposal, which they were about to present to the governments in Washington and Kiev. It cannot be ruled out that the assumptions of this plan will also be the subject of talks in Geneva.
