According to Putin, European countries allegedly “began to prevent” the United States from “achieving peace” in the Russian Federation’s war against Ukraine through negotiations.
The illegitimate Russian president claims that the changes to the US “peace plan”, which were made by the European side, are supposedly aimed at blocking the peace process in Ukraine.
“To put forward demands that are absolutely unacceptable for Russia – they understand this. And thereby then blame the collapse of the peace process on Russia,” Putin added.
Context
Negotiations between the Ukrainian and US delegations on the “peace plan” took place on November 23 in Geneva and November 30 in Miami.
After the meeting in Switzerland, the media wrote that the plan was reduced to 19 points. On December 2, Zelensky said that it had 20 points, but “some things still need to be worked out.”
At the meeting in Florida, the American side wanted to close disputes on two key points of the “peace plan” – Ukrainian territories and security guarantees for Kyiv, as well as the schedule for holding elections in Ukraine and several other “unresolved issues,” the media reported.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the American and Ukrainian teams are working not only on the conditions for ending the war between Ukraine and the Russian Federation, but also on “conditions that will ensure long-term prosperity for Ukraine.”
After the meeting of the Ukrainian and US delegations in Miami, Trump noted that negotiations on the “peace plan” were “going well” and “There is a good chance of concluding an agreement.”
The Kremlin said that the Russian Federation is “open to peaceful negotiations” and with their help “must achieve goals” in the war against Ukraine.
On December 2, Putin will meet in Moscow with the US delegation on the “peace plan.”
