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The US plan presented during a meeting in Paris is based on freezing the war and sanctioning the sanctions on Russia, if the truce turned out to be permanent – reports on Friday the Bloomberg agency.
According to the European officials cited by the Agency, the American plan would in practice frozen the war and leave the territories occupied under Russian control, although it would not require the recognition of Russian gains. Ukrainian membership in NATO would also be excluded, and the sanctions would be alleviated if the suspension of the weapon turned out to be permanent.
According to the sources of the agency However, this would not constitute the final settlement of the issue of war. One of the officials noticed that The whole plan depends on whether Russia agrees to stop the fight. On Friday, before returning from Paris, the secretary of state Marco Rubio said that after presenting the proposal of the framework of the agreement of Ukraine and European allies, he also informed about the talks about the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia Sergei Ławrow.
“We think that it was positive that nobody got up from the table and left,” said the head of diplomacy. He threatened, however, that if in the coming days it turns out that the plan is not feasible, the United States would “go further” to other matters and will not focus on the war in Ukraine outside the activities “on the margins”.
Rubio told Rutte that the US could withdraw from talks about Ukraine
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio talked to the Secretary General of NATO Marek Rutte about the peace proposal presented Russia and Ukraine – the US Department of State said. Rubio was to emphasize that the US would withdraw from conversations if “a clear path to the room would not emerge soon.”
As the spokeswoman of the Tammy Bruce ministry told the statement, the conversation occurred on Friday and Rubio reported on Thursday talks in Paris and from a conversation with the head of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sergei Ławrow, in which he presented the American “peace proposal”.
As Bruce wrote, Rubio said that President Donald Trump and the USA hope that the proposal would be accepted and “will lead to a durable and long -lasting peace in Ukraine.” She added, however, that otherwise the US could withdraw from conversations.
“The secretary emphasized that although our country has committed to help in the end of the war, if a clear path to peace was not emerged soon, the United States would retreat from efforts to mediate peace,” she announced.
During the meeting with journalists before departure from Paris, Rubio refused to provide details of the proposal, but found it a positive sign that none of the parties refused immediately. According to Bloomberg, the proposal is to rely on the suspension of weapons and the abolition of some sanctions for Russia, suggesting that this would happen before the final peace agreement.
Trump: I hope Putin doesn't play on time
I hope Putin is not playing on time, we will soon find out about it – said US President Donald Trump on Friday. He confirmed that if he did not see “enthusiasm” from both sides, he would leave the talks regarding the end of the war.
In this way, Trump answered the question about the earlier statement of the Secretary of State Marco Rubio about the possible departure of the USA from efforts to end the war.
“In an ideal case, we will stop it. But if for some reason one of the parties will make it very difficult, we simply say: you are fools. You are fools, you are terrible people and we just give up,” said Trump during the swearing -in ceremony known from television, a MEHmet OZA doctor known from television for the position of state health insurance supervisor.
Despite this, Trump expressed optimism and hope that he would lead to the end of the conflict, claiming that there are “great chances”. When asked if in his opinion Vladimir Putin “plays him” and “playing on time”, Trump replied that he “hopes not”, but added that it would prove to be in the coming days.
“My whole life is one big negotiation and I know when people play with us and I know when they don't do it,” he said. When asked about what conditions Russia and Ukraine must meet to continue the conversations, Trump replied that “he must see enthusiasm” and the desire to end the conflict.
The president avoided the answer to the question of whether if the talks ended in failure, he would continue military support for Ukraine.
“I won't say it because I think we'll do it,” he said.
From Washington Oskar Górzyński (PAP)
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According to Bloomberg sources Discussions in Paris also concerned the French-British proposal to create “belay” forces in Ukraine and ensuring the right strength of the Ukrainian army. Rubio himself said that the United States see that Ukraine must “feel that it has the ability to defend against future attacks”, and that Ukraine will have the right to enter any bilateral agreements on this subject. At the same time, he added that the conversations have not yet reached the “level of specifics” and that there are currently greater challenges that need to be resolved to determine whether the agreement is possible at all in a short term.
Bloomberg notes that The abolition of sanctions for Russia in the conditions of occupying it, it may be problematic for some countries in the EU And it would require unanimity. EU restrictions must, however, be renewed every six months, which also requires consensus.
CNN: Rubio passed the point of view of Trump, frustrated with the course of negotiations on Ukraine
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, announcing that the US can withdraw from attempts to bring peace between Russia and Ukraine, he passed on the point of view of President Donald Trump, who is frustrated by the course of negotiations – wrote CNN on Friday, citing the source. Trump “has no unlimited patience to people to pose and play games,” said the source, describing the mood in administration in terms of war and negotiating procedures.
Rubio gave the frustration of the president by the fact that negotiations are not “where he thought they would be at the moment” – we read.
The CNN interlocutor calculated that the special envoy of Trump Steve Witkoff met with Vladimir Putin three times, and many meetings were held with the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelnski. “Time to get served,” the source said.
From Washington Oskar Górzyński (PAP)
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